Do not ignore the baby nap schedule. Because the baby has a nap schedule regularly showed increased brain's ability to detect new information.Researchers from the University of Arizona at Tucson conducted a study involving 48 infants were observed for 15 months until the baby is accustomed to the nap activities.
The result, obtained with a baby nap schedule showed interest in regular expressions to hear new. But this interest does not occur in infants who do not have a regular nap schedule.
"Most of the babies suffered brain development while sleeping so that it can enter the information received and learned to keep it. If the nap is not enough they will lose it," said lead researcher Lynn Nadel, as quoted from the AP.
Nadel reveals another important thing to do is keep giving parents babies and kids kind of mental stimulation, especially in terms of talking or reading. This learning would be better if the infant or child has a daily cycle of sleep is sufficient and adequate.
Nap time becomes important because if your baby napping too late to affect nighttime sleep. Sleeping in a few times in one day is a good schedule for the baby because according to the biological clock.
Every baby has a sleep time different. But in general there is the best time for baby to sleep is:
- If the baby needs time to bed 3 times which is at mid-morning, sleeping during the day and evening.
- If the baby needs to sleep 2 times the time when mid-morning and afternoon.
- If the baby has a 1-time sleep time is during the day.
- 4 months age need time to sleep 3 times with a total of 4-6 hours.
- 6 months age require 2 times when sleeping with a total of 3-4 hours.
- 9 months age require 2 times when sleeping with a total of 2,5-4 hours.
- 12 months age need to sleep 1-2 times with a total of 2-3 hours.
- 2 years age require 1 time sleeping with a total of 1-2 hours.
- 3 years age require 1 time sleeping with a total of 1-1.5 hours.
