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Page 48
_How are children who sleep too little, or whose sleep is constantly
disturbed, to be treated?_
Never by the use of soothing sirups or other medicines. Successful
treatment consists in the discovery and removal of the cause.
_Do children ever sleep too much?_
It is doubtful if healthy children ever do. Excessive sleep is an
important symptom of some diseases of the brain. Otherwise it seldom
if ever occurs unless soothing sirups or other drugs have been given.
EXERCISE
_Is exercise important for infants?_
It is as necessary for them as for older children.
_How is it obtained?_
A young baby gets its exercise by screaming, waving its arms, kicking,
etc. The clothing should not be so tight as to make these movements
impossible. At least twice a day the infant should be allowed for
fifteen or twenty minutes the free use of its limbs by permitting it
to lie upon a bed in a warm room, with all clothing except the shirt,
stockings, and napkin removed. Later, when in short clothes, the baby
may be put upon a thick blanket or quilt laid upon the floor, and be
allowed to tumble about at will. A nursery fence two feet high, made
to surround a mattress, is an excellent device and makes a convenient
box stall for the young animal, where it can learn to use both its
arms and legs without the danger of injury. Only by exercise such as
this do the muscles have an opportunity to develop properly.
THE CRY
_When is crying useful?_
In the newly born infant the cry expands the lungs, and it is
necessary that it should be repeated for a few minutes every day in
order to keep them well expanded.
_How much crying is normal for a very young baby?_
From fifteen to thirty minutes a day is not too much.
_What is the nature of this cry?_
It is loud and strong. Infants get red in the face with it; in fact,
it is a scream. This is necessary for health. It is the baby's
exercise.
_When is a cry abnormal?_
When it is too long or too frequent. The abnormal cry is rarely
strong, often it is a moaning or a worrying cry, sometimes only a
feeble whine.
_What are the causes of such crying?_
Pain, temper, hunger, illness, and habit.
_What is the cry of pain?_
It is usually strong and sharp, but not generally continuous. It is
accompanied by contraction of the features, drawing up of the legs,
and other symptoms of distress.
_What is the cry of hunger?_
It is usually a continuous, fretful cry, rarely strong and lusty.
_What is the cry of temper?_
It is loud and strong and accompanied by kicking or stiffening of the
body, and is usually violent.
_What is the cry of illness?_
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