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Sleep has become a victim of today’s fast-paced world. Children need sleep to grow and develop.
Let’s review how much sleep is recommended:
Age Daytime Nighttime Total hours
1 week* 8 - 8 1/2 hrs 9 hrs 17 - 17 1/2 hrs
1 month* 6 1/2 hrs 9 1/2 hrs 16 hrs
3 months* 5 1/2 hrs 10 1/2 hrs 16 hrs
6 months* 3 1/2 - 4 hrs 12 hrs 15 1/2 hrs -16 hrs
12 months 3 hrs 12 1/2 hrs 15 1/2 hrs
2 years 1 1/2 - 2 hrs 12 1/2 hrs 14 - 16 hrs
3 years 1 hrs 12 hrs 13 hrs
4 years 12 1/2 hrs 12 1/2 hrs
5 years 11 1/2 - 12 hrs 11 1/2 - 12 hrs
6 to 10 years 10 to 11 hrs 10 to 11 hrs
10-13 years 8.5 to 11 hrs 8.5 to 11 hrs
Children can struggle with sleep, bedtime and sleeping locations for a variety of reasons. Some of the more common reasons include:
• Fear of parents leaving, the dark,
ghosts and monsters
• Inability to relax without help or
to recognize she is tired
• Wanting more time with a parent
or caregiver
• Stress about childcare, school or
schoolwork, friends and peer
relationships.
Sleeping arrangements vary. The important thing is for parents to agree on an arrangement that fits the child’s temperament and family lifestyle. Common sleep arrangements might include sleep sharing in the same room or teaching self comforting habits to sleep in-
dependently in a separate room.
For babies, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) discourages sharing an adult bed and recommends having your baby in your bedroom but in a separate sleeping space next to your bed.
How parents can help children with sleeping…
Follow routines because children thrive on them. Decide what you want to include in the bedtime routine and stick with it at night from the time your child is very young and adjust as she grows older.
• For infants:
❍ Training a baby to sleep
independently involves helping
her learn how to self sooth by
eliminating “sleep associa-
tions”-- those things that she
can’t duplicate or get for herself
at night like bottle or breast,
rocking with a parent, singing
from a parent, etc.
❍ Training involves establishing a
relaxing nighttime routine,
then putting baby in bed when
she is calm and drowsy but still
awake. You may need to sit by
the baby to reassure as she
learns her own pattern of self-
comforting. You can encourage
her to suck her fingers, thumb
*Newborns up to 4 months are establishing their sleep-wake cycle regulated by light and dark. By 6 weeks cycles begin developing and by 3 to 6
months they will become more regular.
Object Description
| Okla State Agency |
Health, Oklahoma State Department of |
| Okla Agency Code |
'340' |
| Title | Children and sleep |
| Authors | Oklahoma. Child Guidance Service. |
| Publisher | Oklahoma State Department of Health |
| Publication Date | 2011-12 |
| Publication type |
Fact Sheet |
| Subject |
Infants--Sleep--Popular works. Children--Sleep--Popular works. |
| Purpose | Sleep has become a victim of today’s fast-paced world. Children need sleep to grow and develop. Let’s review how much sleep is recommended |
| OkDocs Class# | H1015.1 C536s 2011 |
| Digital Format | PDF, Adobe Reader required |
| ODL electronic copy | Downloaded from agency website: http://www.ok.gov/health2/documents/cgs.pub.Sleep.pdf |
| Rights and Permissions | This Oklahoma state government publication is provided for educational purposes under U.S. copyright law. Other usage requires permission of copyright holders. |
| Language | English |
| Date created | 2013-10-01 |
| Date modified | 2013-10-01 |
| OCLC number | 890226180 |
Description
| Title | cgs.pub.Sleep 1 |
| Full text | Sleep has become a victim of today’s fast-paced world. Children need sleep to grow and develop. Let’s review how much sleep is recommended: Age Daytime Nighttime Total hours 1 week* 8 - 8 1/2 hrs 9 hrs 17 - 17 1/2 hrs 1 month* 6 1/2 hrs 9 1/2 hrs 16 hrs 3 months* 5 1/2 hrs 10 1/2 hrs 16 hrs 6 months* 3 1/2 - 4 hrs 12 hrs 15 1/2 hrs -16 hrs 12 months 3 hrs 12 1/2 hrs 15 1/2 hrs 2 years 1 1/2 - 2 hrs 12 1/2 hrs 14 - 16 hrs 3 years 1 hrs 12 hrs 13 hrs 4 years 12 1/2 hrs 12 1/2 hrs 5 years 11 1/2 - 12 hrs 11 1/2 - 12 hrs 6 to 10 years 10 to 11 hrs 10 to 11 hrs 10-13 years 8.5 to 11 hrs 8.5 to 11 hrs Children can struggle with sleep, bedtime and sleeping locations for a variety of reasons. Some of the more common reasons include: • Fear of parents leaving, the dark, ghosts and monsters • Inability to relax without help or to recognize she is tired • Wanting more time with a parent or caregiver • Stress about childcare, school or schoolwork, friends and peer relationships. Sleeping arrangements vary. The important thing is for parents to agree on an arrangement that fits the child’s temperament and family lifestyle. Common sleep arrangements might include sleep sharing in the same room or teaching self comforting habits to sleep in- dependently in a separate room. For babies, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) discourages sharing an adult bed and recommends having your baby in your bedroom but in a separate sleeping space next to your bed. How parents can help children with sleeping… Follow routines because children thrive on them. Decide what you want to include in the bedtime routine and stick with it at night from the time your child is very young and adjust as she grows older. • For infants: ❍ Training a baby to sleep independently involves helping her learn how to self sooth by eliminating “sleep associa- tions”-- those things that she can’t duplicate or get for herself at night like bottle or breast, rocking with a parent, singing from a parent, etc. ❍ Training involves establishing a relaxing nighttime routine, then putting baby in bed when she is calm and drowsy but still awake. You may need to sit by the baby to reassure as she learns her own pattern of self- comforting. You can encourage her to suck her fingers, thumb *Newborns up to 4 months are establishing their sleep-wake cycle regulated by light and dark. By 6 weeks cycles begin developing and by 3 to 6 months they will become more regular. |
| Date created | 2013-10-01 |
| Date modified | 2013-10-01 |
