孩子的睡眠对父母来说是沉重的负担

孩子的睡眠对父母来说是沉重的负担

Waking up in the night. Waking early. Trouble falling asleep. Behavioral sleep problems like these affect 20 to 30 percent of young children.

在梦中醒来。醒得起。入睡困难。像这样的睡眠行为问题影响着20%到30%的儿童。

Much research has focused on the negative effects ofchildren's behavioral sleep problems on their own well-being. But less attention has been paid to the effects of children's sleep problems on their parents.

许多研究都集中在儿童睡眠行为问题对他们自身健康的负面影响上。但是很少有人关注儿童睡眠问题对父母的影响。

Some studies have linked maternal depression to infant sleep problems, with depression scores decreasing after nurses have helped mothers improve infants' sleep. Only minimal attention has been given to the effects of infants' sleep problems on fathers.

一些研究已经将母亲的抑郁与婴儿的睡眠问题联系起来，在护士帮助母亲改善婴儿的睡眠后，抑郁得分下降。人们很少关注婴儿睡眠问题对父亲的影响。

Analyzing data from Canadian parents, our research team wanted to examine links between their thinking about sleep problems, mothers' and fathers' sleep quality, parental fatigue and depression in the context of infants' behavioral sleep problems.

通过分析来自加拿大父母的数据，我们的研究团队想要研究在婴儿睡眠行为问题的背景下，他们对睡眠问题的思考、父母的睡眠质量、父母的疲劳和抑郁之间的联系。

After an intervention for infants' sleep problems, we found that mothers' depression was associated with their sleep quality, fatigue and thoughts about infant sleep.

在对婴儿的睡眠问题进行干预后，我们发现母亲的抑郁与她们的睡眠质量、疲劳和对婴儿睡眠的思考有关。

Tips for parents

给父母们的建议

How can parents prevent or reduce their feelings of depression?

父母如何预防或减少他们的抑郁情绪?

Parents need an opportunity to discuss their expectations and thoughts about infant sleep problems and manage them with a supportive care provider. It is important for parents trying to manage infant sleep problems to acknowledge their needs in addition to those of their children.

父母需要一个机会来讨论他们对婴儿睡眠问题的期望和想法，并在护理人员的帮助下进行管理。对于试图管理婴儿睡眠问题的父母来说，认识到他们的需求和孩子的需求是很重要的。

Healthy infants who are older than six months and feeding well during the day do not need to wake frequently at night to feed or have their parents resettle them several times a night.

6个月以上、白天喂养良好的健康婴儿不需要经常在晚上醒来喂食，也不需要让父母一晚上给他们安排好几次。

Are baby advice books making mothers depressed and anxious?

育儿指导书是否让妈妈们感到沮丧和焦虑?

Parents who are trying to help their infants learn to self-soothe are improving their infants' well-being by preventing longer-term sleep problems linked to increased risk for children's psychological problems, cognitive difficulties and obesity. At the same time, parents are also improving their own sleep, fatigue and well-being.

试图帮助婴儿学会自我平静的父母，通过预防长期睡眠问题来改善婴儿的健康状况，这些问题与儿童心理问题、认知困难和肥胖的风险增加有关。与此同时，父母也在改善自己的睡眠、疲劳和健康。

The best way to prevent parental depression is for parents to seek reputable assistance for infants' behavioral sleep problems rather than hoping children will "grow out of them."

防止父母抑郁的最好方法是父母为婴儿的睡眠行为问题寻求良好的帮助，而不是希望孩子“长大后摆脱这些问题”。

Family and friends can help

家人和朋友可以帮忙

For parents living with a partner, taking turns to manage infant sleep problems can permit the other parent to get some uninterrupted sleep, which is important. Enlisting support from family members and friends so that parents can get more rest can also reduce parents' risks of depression.

对于与伴侣同住的父母来说，轮流管理婴儿的睡眠问题可以让另一方获得不受干扰的睡眠，这一点很重要。从家人和朋友那里获得支持，这样父母可以得到更多的休息，也可以减少父母患抑郁症的风险。