CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS
• Infants* 4 months to 12 months should sleep 12 to 16 hours per 24 hours (including naps) on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
• Children 1 to 2 years of age should sleep 11 to 14 hours per 24 hours (including naps) on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
• Children 3 to 5 years of age should sleep 10 to 13 hours per 24 hours (including naps) on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
• Children 6 to 12 years of age should sleep 9 to 12 hours per 24 hours on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
• Teenagers 13 to 18 years of age should sleep 8 to 10 hours per 24 hours on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
- Sleeping the number of recommended hours on a regular basis is associated with better health outcomes including: improved attention, behavior, learning, memory, emotional regulation, quality of life, and mental and physical health.
Recommended Amount of Sleep for Pediatric Populations: A Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Shalini Paruthi, MD1,*; Lee J. Brooks, MD2,3; Carolyn D’Ambrosio,
MD4 ; Wendy A. Hall, PhD, RN5 ; Suresh Kotagal, MD6 ; Robin M. Lloyd, MD6 ; Beth A. Malow, MD, MS7 ; Kiran Maski, MD8 ; Cynthia Nichols, PhD9 ; Stuart F. Quan, MD10; Carol L. Rosen,
MD11; Matthew M. Troester, DO12; Merrill S. Wise, MD13 1 Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO; 2 Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; 3 Liaison for the American Academy of Pediatrics,
Elk Grove Village, IL; 4 Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; 5 University of British Columbia School of Nursing, Vancouver, BC; 6 Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN;
7 Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; 8 Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA; 9Munson Sleep Disorders Center, Traverse City, MI; 10Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA;
11Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH; 12Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ; 13Methodist Healthcare Sleep Disorders Center, Memphis, TN;
*moderator of the Consensus Conference Panel
• Infants* 4 months to 12 months should sleep 12 to 16 hours per 24 hours (including naps) on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
• Children 1 to 2 years of age should sleep 11 to 14 hours per 24 hours (including naps) on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
• Children 3 to 5 years of age should sleep 10 to 13 hours per 24 hours (including naps) on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
• Children 6 to 12 years of age should sleep 9 to 12 hours per 24 hours on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
• Teenagers 13 to 18 years of age should sleep 8 to 10 hours per 24 hours on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
- Sleeping the number of recommended hours on a regular basis is associated with better health outcomes including: improved attention, behavior, learning, memory, emotional regulation, quality of life, and mental and physical health.
Recommended Amount of Sleep for Pediatric Populations: A Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Shalini Paruthi, MD1,*; Lee J. Brooks, MD2,3; Carolyn D’Ambrosio,
MD4 ; Wendy A. Hall, PhD, RN5 ; Suresh Kotagal, MD6 ; Robin M. Lloyd, MD6 ; Beth A. Malow, MD, MS7 ; Kiran Maski, MD8 ; Cynthia Nichols, PhD9 ; Stuart F. Quan, MD10; Carol L. Rosen,
MD11; Matthew M. Troester, DO12; Merrill S. Wise, MD13 1 Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO; 2 Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; 3 Liaison for the American Academy of Pediatrics,
Elk Grove Village, IL; 4 Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; 5 University of British Columbia School of Nursing, Vancouver, BC; 6 Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN;
7 Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; 8 Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA; 9Munson Sleep Disorders Center, Traverse City, MI; 10Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA;
11Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH; 12Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ; 13Methodist Healthcare Sleep Disorders Center, Memphis, TN;
*moderator of the Consensus Conference Panel
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