Sleep and Waking Up Problems
Some children wake up with a smile, some cry, and some are irritable. A child's
mood may also vary from day to day. Children have different reactions to the
foods they eat, the events of the previous day, and other factors in their
environment. Try to see the connection between these factors and your child's
condition when she wakes in the morning. You need to be happy, smiling, and
pleasant when you wake your children in the morning or after a nap. If you
are annoyed that your child got up too early or if your greeting is not pleasant,
your child may be upset the entire day or until you reassure him that you are
not upset or annoyed. Some children are very hungry when they wake up, and
if their breakfast is not prepared quickly, they become upset and irritable. If
you do not always get up before or when your children do, you can
occasionally make small rice balls or sushi for them to eat before breakfast is
ready.
If your child wakes up many times during the night, try to discover the reason.
The problem may be due to something that was eaten at dinner, such as
bread, fruit, beans, or other foods that are difficult to digest. The same is true
with dreams or nightmares. You need to understand how different foods
create different effects on your child's mind and thinking. In this way, you can
come to understand how foods produce dreams. Some foods can cause
children to have happy dreams while others produce unhappy ones.