Patient's question:
Always, it was my mother who took me for naps. In the past, my mother told me that her daughter would talk in her sleep at night, and I never paid much attention to it. But this morning when I came down, my mother said again that her daughter was talking in her sleep. I couldn't understand what she was saying, and her hands and feet were moving constantly while she was talking. After a short pause, she continued talking intently. What kind of assistance is needed: The child talks a lot in her sleep during naps, and sometimes she also makes gestures. What could be the reason for this?Doctor's answer:
1 Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that children have a pure yang body with immature yin and yang. This means that children are like a ball of fire, and being lively and noisy is considered healthy. However, on the other hand, their spleen and stomach are quite delicate, and irregular eating habits can easily harm them.2 Most cases of children not sleeping at night are due to food stagnation, which means they have eaten too much and haven’t digested it properly. When the food accumulates in the intestines and stomach, it can cause restlessness during naps, teeth grinding, and crying. Children should not eat too full, as it can harm their spleen and stomach; they should also not be over-wrapped, as it can easily lead to high fever and stomach problems.