Recommended Sleep for Kids

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Summary: Children need good sleep routines. Get tips for understanding the importance of sleep for kids in this free video series about keeping your kids mentally and physically healthy.

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Denise Urban Denise Urban has a bachelor's degree in psychology and two master's degrees. She has been both a stay-at-home mom for five years and also a working mom. She ... read more

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Recommended Sleep for Kids

A regular sleep routine is very important for your child. Children need to have adequate number of hours of sleep every night, it helps them to be able to have enough energy during the day, to be able to concentrate during the day when they're in school and it also helps with mood stability, there bodies need a certain amount of sleep every night. What I like to do with my son and daughter is to have a particular type of ritual we do every night right before we go to bed that is comforting to them and that is familiar. Depending on the age of the child they're going to need different amounts of sleep. A baby from 0 months to 12 months, 15 to 20 hours average, ages 1 to 3, 10 to 13, preschoolers more like 10 to 12 and children age 6 to 9 about 10 hours, where adolescents are more like 9 hours per night. But the actual amount of sleep that they get does not have to necessarily all fall in the night time hours, it's going to depend on your child. Some children will sleep less at night and do better with a nap. The other thing I like to do at the end of the night is to be able to use this time as I'm tucking Bailey in is to spend some quality time with him. Talk a little bit about his day, perhaps read a book, help him pick out his favorite stuffed animal, favorite pajamas. You want to make sure that they're involved in activities that are winding them down for the day, calming and helping them to be more open to be able to crawl into their bed.