How Much Sleep Is Enough For Your Kid
Without enough sleep, not only would our performance at work or school be hurt, we also look tired and feel depressed, irritable, and angry. How much sleep is enough?
It’s different from person to person by age. National Sleep Foundation provides a breakdown of the recommended number of hours of sleep people need by age (*including naps):
INFANTS
(0 to 2 months)…………..……10-1/2 to 18 hours*
(2-12 months)…………………..14 to 15 hours*
TODDLERS/CHILDREN
(12-18 months)…………………13 to 15 hours*
(18 months-3 years)…………12 to 14 hours*
(3-5 years) ……………………….11 to 13 hours*
(5-12 years) ……………………..9 to 11 hours
ADOLESCENTS…………………8-1/2 to 9-1/2 hours
ADULTS……………………………..7 to 9 hours
March 8th, 2006 at 5:59 pm
[…] March Time4momRachel03:59 pmAdd comment Codi is 18 months old. Every now and then, he does a “tumbler”, my definition of going to sleep at his regular time and rolling around “awake” for the whole sleep time. It gets me thinking should I move his sleep 30mins later to 1:30pm? I think I will test it. I also think about shortening the sleep from two hours to one and a half. I found this great guide to sleep. Currently, Codi is sleeping thirteen and a half hours at night and two during the day. So fifteen and a half hours in total. Parentingideas.org guide shows at 18 months, it changes to 14 hours a day. So we’ll see how it goes. […]
February 4th, 2007 at 7:50 pm
my kids only sleep 8 hrs a day, any suggestions for that.
February 16th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
My baby is generally more comfortable with his dad. I mean if he is around then baby will sleep fast and comfortably. I don’t the exact reason but anyway I’m happy.
March 23rd, 2008 at 5:42 pm
i am 40 years old . how much hours i should sleep.
May 9th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
My son is 3 and a half i am so worried abt him,he sleeps only for 9 hours in 24 hours .he will go to bed at 12.00pm in the night and awake up by 6 in the morning,will not take sleep in the afternoon,is this is a normal behaviour?
May 31st, 2008 at 1:36 am
I see where the recommended amount of sleep for an adolescent is 7-9 hours. I have a 15 year old who gets about 5-6 of sleep each night. He does not take naps or get sleepy during the day. He stays alert for the most part. Should I be worried?
August 26th, 2008 at 3:19 am
i am 13 going on 14. my dad says that i need a whole 12 ours of sleep. i am going into 8th grade and i have had the same bed time since i was 3 years old. 8 o’clock. am i just crazzy or should i at least be able to go to bed at 9 o’clock? i dont get tired during the day when i go to bed and get up at 4 o’clock, soooo why do i have to go to bed at 8? how many hours should i get?