5-year-old baby's sleep time

A baby’s sleep can be said to be a “barometer” of his health. If the baby's sleep is abnormal, it may also indicate that there are certain problems with the baby's physical or mental health, so parents must understand the baby's normal sleep time. So, how much sleep is normal for a 5-year-old baby? The following is some relevant knowledge for you.

1. Sleep time

Babies aged 4 to 6 months should sleep about 14 hours a day.

Remember: The sleep pattern that determines your baby's day should be determined by your baby's sleep status. It is foolish to wake up a snoring baby and add weaning food. It is against the laws of nature to forcibly change the baby's basic life rhythm of sleep. If you force yourself to do this, the baby's mood will become bad. Moreover, during this period, as long as the natural laws of baby sleep are followed, there will be no problems.

Babies who love exercise sleep shorter and stay awake longer during the day. For this type of baby, we need to find ways to make him happy during his waking time.

Quiet babies love to sleep during the day and go to bed early at night. Only as the baby's desire for activity in the world around him rapidly develops does daytime sleep time begin to decrease.

Generally, I sleep for 1 to 2 hours in the morning and 2 to 3 hours in the afternoon. Due to the increased exercise during the day, babies who are slightly tired can sleep soundly at night.

2. Physical Appearance and Growth

The growth rate of height and weight of children aged 4 to 5 is still in the steady growth stage, and the growth rate is similar to that when they are 3 to 4 years old. The growth rate of height is still slightly faster while the growth rate of weight is relatively slow. Therefore, children seem to be growing taller but not fatter.

When boys are five years old, they weigh 14.4 to 23.5 kilograms and are 100.7 to 119.1 centimeters tall. The girls weigh 13.8 to 23.2 kg and are 99.5 to 117.2 cm tall.

3. Exercise

By now, your child has developed an adult's sense of coordination and balance. The child may be seen walking and running with big, powerful, confident steps, going up and down stairs without holding onto a railing, standing on tiptoes, spinning in a circle, and bouncing back and forth. He also has enough muscle strength to perform challenging tasks such as somersaults and standing long jumps.

The child longs for others to recognize his ability and independence, and often walks ahead of you when you go out. However, his athletic ability is still ahead of his judgment, so you have to constantly remind him to wait for you and hold his hand when crossing the street. Supervision is just as important when he's anywhere near water, as even if the child can swim, he won't be able to swim well or for long.