Bedtime!

Bedtime! How Much Sleep Should Your Child Be Getting? Newborns 1 to 12 months 3 to 6 years 7 to 12 years 12 to 18 years 8 to 9 HOURS 15 to 18 12 to 14 10 to 12 10 to 11 HOURS HOURS HOURS HOURS What's behind lack of sleep? Homework Busy schedules ZZz TV, cell phone, computer use Unenforced bedtimes Sleep disorders Keep electronics OUT of bedrooms 90% OF TEENAGERS report sleeping less than the recommended hours Lack of sleep can lead to: cranky kids weight gain inability to concentrate slower response time weakened immune system lack of growth and of course .. being tired e 6TH HOUR SLEEP E 4TH GRADER GRADER A loss of one hour of sleep is equivalent to [the loss of] two years of cognitive maturation and development. - Dr. Avi Sadeh Because children's brains are a WORK-IN-PROGRESS until the age of 21, and because much of that work is done while A CHILD IS ASLEEP, this lost hour appears to have an EXPONENTIAL IMPACT ON CHILDREN that it simply doesn't have on adults. - Po Bronson, NY Mag ANGIE'S LIST HAS PEDIATRICIAN REVIEWS Angies list http://www.webmd.com/parenting/guide/sleep-children http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/24/health/24brody.html?_r=2&ref3=pediatrics http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/body/not_tired.html# http://nymag.com/news/features/38951/ http://www.parents.com/kids/sleep/issues/kids-lack-of-sleep-can-lead-to-weight-gain/