Mattresses for children and youth

There are numerous studies on sleep needs and consequences of their lack in children. However scientifically proven difficult to find arguments about how to be a mattress for children. In this article we will put all our experience trying to be as practical as possible when choosing a Airstream mattress for our children.

The face of our children since moving from the crib to bed is continuously changing, this should imply a change of mattress choice for every age, but in practice this rarely occurs. In addition to reaching adolescence these changes, although proportionally very significant, are not a variation of body mass that significantly affect the behavior of a mattress.

For this reason we believe that such a division of mattresses taking on one side to the other childhood and adolescence is realistic, practical and sufficient.

Mattresses for children

First we must consider the hygienic conditions of the mattress. To do this the safest way is to check whether holds the Oeko-tex. To get it you need to pass some tests that give us sufficient security from the point of view of hygiene, for the use of our children.

Then we must look at the firmness of the mattress. It is a generally held belief that children mattresses should be firm. Falls within the logic because children need the greatest possible freedom of movement and, in practice the type of mattresses that often prefer. As we understand that although there is no scientific evidence to prove it, is the most recommended firm. Moreover, although high strength is desirable, the mattress should provide some adaptability. An average adaptability would be best if it is excessive because the child may feel trapped by the mattress.

The biggest problem that we have encountered lately and that determines the design of a cushion for children's furniture. For years, juvenile bedrooms most used are those we call youth compact beds . Normally the upper part trundle bed, where rests the mattress is used, usually a melamine surface. It also may occur in many cases, with the bottom of the nest. The breathability of these surfaces is zero. If the mattress does not have high breathability surely will become a reservoir of moisture. In fact we have come to find real puddles of sweat on the basis of some children's mattresses average perspiration.

As we all know, children move from a state of intense activity to total relaxation when asleep. Currently intense sweating occurs as explains Dr. Garrido . Precisely for this reason we must give relevant to the mattress allow correct transpiration importance.

This, we certainly favors a spring mattress . Children sleep alone so it is not necessary independence of beds and therefore does not seem appropriate that the springs are pocketed. If we are inclined spring Bonell springs or continuing the problem before us is an even excessive firmness and adaptability too low.

To achieve adequate strength and improve the adaptability of the springs is convenient to use on the housing of a top plate springs that dowry of these features to the mattress. A strong HR foam layer and high breathability understand that it is the best option. The viscoelastic material, but achieves greater adaptability is less porous and therefore perspiration will be worse.

Youth mattresses

With the arrival of adolescence the physical changes that occur to change the mattress advise our children have used during his childhood. If you continue to sleep in compact beds we continue to recommend youth spring mattresses for the same reason as above. Given that its appearance is much closer to that of an adult and not requiring as firmly as children, want to make a greater investment and bow for a mattress pocket springs. We keep high breathability combining it with greater adaptability and less firm than Bonell springs or continuous.

If instead we changed our bed and another kind of base, either upholstered or mattress, the possibilities expand. The main difference between the usual preferences of adolescents with adults is that, overall, the first half prefer a high firmness and friends are not excessive adaptability.

To answer these features mean that a foam core HR upper middle / medium firmness, high breathability and a viscoelastic padding to improve lying, it is the best choice. As mentioned above, not only because the body of adolescents is very close to the face of adults and open as wide as the range of these.