Sleep plays a fundamental role in the development of the baby. This physiological process allows your little one to grow while he sleeps and provides him with energy during the day.. As part of their sleep routine, many parents decide to lie down with their children until they are able to fall asleep. This practice is called ‘co-sleeping’ and has multiple benefits for their growth.. Co-sleeping benefits. According to research conducted by the University of Cape Town in South Africa, sleeping with parents helps the baby’s brain grow and generate more neural connections.. It also improves the sleep cycle, stimulates the secretion of infant growth hormone and facilitates the elimination of toxins from the brain.. As if that were not enough, it also reduces the levels of cortisol, a chemical compound that produces stress and fear, and that affects the child’s social-emotional abilities.. In the research, the experts monitored the sleep of 16 babies. This revealed that those who slept alone were more likely to experience anxiety or to wake...
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Sleep is a biological necessity that allows the body to rest and stay healthy.. Like food, it is a fundamental activity for our body to have energy and we can carry out our daily activities.. According to the neuropediatrician Beatriz Romo, in the case of babies, in addition to giving them rest, this process allows them to generate neural connections that are essential for their cognitive development.. Here’s how your little one’s sleep cycle works and how important it is to their growth, according to child development experts.. At what age do babies begin to dream?. The Spanish Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry explains that babies begin to dream from 18 months of age.. Although there are those who affirm that this process begins at 32 weeks of gestation, the truth is that when the baby is in the womb, it sleeps most of the time, so it is not possible that it can dream, because it does not go through the different phases of sleep.. In addition, when...
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One of the questions that parents ask the most after the birth of their baby is: “How is he behaving? Is he too shy or does he prefer to be outgoing? ” The answer is always different: each little one has their own temperament and personality that accompanies them for the rest of their lives.. One of the questions that parents ask the most after the birth of their baby is: “How is he behaving? Is he too shy or does he prefer to be outgoing? ” The answer is always different: each little one has their own temperament and personality that accompanies them for the rest of their lives.. Several psychological studies have determined that there are three types of temperament in newborns: the easy, the difficult and the apathetic. For many years, these investigations worked to analyze the behavior of children, however, they did not show what was its long-term effect.. Recently, a study conducted by the University of Maryland has revealed how a newborn’s temperament affects his...
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