The Ideal Amount of Sleep for Each Age Group, According to the Experts

The short answer is, of course, “it depends.”

Here are the recommendations:

Newborns (0-3 months):14-17 hours each day.

Infants (4-11 months):12-15 hours each day.

Toddlers (1-2 years):11-14 hours each day.

Preschoolers (3-5):10-13 hours each day.

School age children (6-13):9-11 hours each day.

Teenagers (14-17):8-10 hours each day.

Younger adults (18-25):7-9 hours each day.

Adults (26-64):7-9 hours each day.

Older adults (65+):7-8 hours each day.

you’ve got the option to learn more about the report by checking out the link below.

National Sleep Foundation’s sleep time duration recommendations: methodology and results|Sleep Health JournalviaScience Daily

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