Is Your Child Having Enough Sleep every night?

Did you know that, if your child is between:

  • 3 to 6 years old, your child should be having 10 to 12 hours of sleep every day
  • 7 to 12 years old, your child should be having 10 to 11 hours of sleep every day
  • 12 to 18 years old, your child should be having 8 to 9 hours of sleep every day

Growth, concentration, learning abilities and behaviour may be affected when the above recommended amount of sleep is not achieved.

Though the video below mentioned that seeking medical help is necessary if your child is not getting the amount of sleep he or she needs, I personally disagree because the child might have taken a noon nap and hence could not fall asleep earlier at night.

However I totally agree that you should keep your child really active during the day so that he or she would be more ready to sleep when bedtime comes.

If they had been sitting around watching TV or playing computer games most of the time, without burning much calories, they would be more unlikely to fall asleep readily when bedtime comes.

The most crucial part of the day is the two hours before bedtime. For my children, there would be no sweet food or drinks, no scary movies, no electrical games and no activities which create too much ‘high’ emotions in them during those last two ‘awake’ hours.

Do you have a calm-down routine, like a warm bath and a story-telling session for your child during the two hours before bedtime?