It is difficult to deal with all the activities and needs that children have to fulfill on a daily basis. Adapt a routine with them may present difficulties, especially if the child's personality it is difficult to reconcile with the environment of his family. Bedtime is a fundamental part of the day for be able to recharge the batteries and there are parents who observe how their gifted children do not sleep well.
In theory, it is a fairly widespread belief that gifted children are more restless and mentally more active. The fact that they have a regular routine for sleep can even exceed those of the needs of adults. In order to know everything that surrounds your concerns, we are going to know it below.
How is the dream of children with high capacities?
The sleep of children is the most conciliatory to be able to recharge their physical and cognitive abilities. However, gifted children can be very more restless mentally and makes it difficult for them to fall asleep.
The routine of dragging a lack of sleep may impair the physical needs of the day and that also makes them much more nervous than they are.
However, we can find many gifted children who generally do not require the number of hours of sleep they need. They don't even take their naps properly and end up sleeping alone, between 15 and 20 minutes.
What happens in the mind of a gifted child?
Children with this kind of quality may not cope very well yet. with your needs as a child. They are usually children highly sensitive and given his great openness to knowledge constantly receive multiple stimuli which can get them too excited.
When the night comes, the children they had a great day of activity during the day, among this we can find an unstoppable high demand for being open to absorb everything around them. This causes them to end up a bit mentally blocked, they are overexcited and cannot relax to give way to a comfortable and restful sleep.
What happens when a child does not sleep enough hours?
Everyone when we do not sleep enough hours or rest properly we tend to be unmotivated, irritated and somewhat tired. Sleep is the essential part of the day for rest and restructure our brain, being able to order everything we have collected during the day.
When this does not occur under normal conditions, over the days this emotional exhaustion accumulates. Many children show irritability, are less sociable, are more agitated due to tiredness and above all more nervous. Others may reach demonstrate slowed activity, they are quieter and even show signs of sadness.
What to do so that the child sleeps much better
A gifted child may sleep fewer hours than usual and feel energetic and in a good mood. The problem is when he sleeps a few hours and shows throughout the day weak, tired and discouraged. In this case, the situation must be assessed with the help of a pediatrician.
At home we can do homemade and daily methods so that the child complies with his hours of sleep. Before going to bed you should not play with the child, nor have a room loaded with toys or objects bright or strong colors. All this can overexcite and distract.
The environment must be calm, with dim light, low sounds and relaxed movements. We can also apply children's mindfulness for before going to sleep.
It is convenient to be patient, not to force the situation so that the child sleeps when he does not want to. It is better to use relaxation and invite him to sleep, but do not force him. As recommendations that can be added is indicate a daily time to go to sleep and put something before bedtime that can relax you like a story to read. If it can be, it would be convenient remove the nap if it is suspected that this takes away hours of sleep at night.