Posted by NHS Choices on October 27, 2014 · Leave a Comment
There’s no magical number of hours of sleep that all children in a particular age group need, but here is a guide to the hours of slumber they should aim for.
Sleep is very important to a child’s wellbeing. A lack of sleep can cause a child to become hyperactive and disagreeable, and have extremes in behaviour.
Here are some approximate “child sleep” numbers based on age, as recommended by the Millpond Children’s Sleep Clinic:
1 week
- daytime: 8 hours
- night time: 8.5 hours
4 weeks
- daytime: 6.75 hours
- night time: 8.75 hours
3 months
- daytime: 5 hours
- night time: 10 hours
6 months
- daytime: 4 hours
- night time: 10 hours
9 months
- daytime: 2.75 hours
- night time: 11.25 hours
12 months
- daytime: 2.5 hours
- night time: 11.5 hours
2 years
- daytime: 1.25 hours
- night time: 11.75 hours
3 years
- daytime: 1 hour
- night time: 11 hours
4 years
- night time: 11.5 hours
5 years
- night time: 11 hours
6 years
- night time: 10.75 hours
7 years
- night time: 10.5 hours
8 years
- night time: 10.25 hours
9 years
- night time: 10 hours
10 years
- night time: 9.75 hours
11 years
- night time: 9.5 hours
12 years
- night time: 9.25 hours
13 years
- night time: 9.25 hours
14 years
- night time: 9 hours
15 years
- night time: 8.75 hours
16 years
- night time: 8.5 hours
From www.nhs.uk
