How does your baby sleep?

Are your kids sleep deprived?

Adolescents need
8.5 - 9.25 hours
of sleep every night.

Infants’ Sleep Patterns May Be Negatively Affected by TV Viewing

The National Sleep Foundation’s 2004 Sleep in America poll found that as many as 18% of toddlers and 20% of infants have a television in their bedroom, though the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that children under two do not watch TV and those two and older watch less than two hours of TV per day. For years researchers have wondered, what effect does TV viewing have upon children?

The researchers wrote that using “our logistic regression model, the number of hours of television watched per day was associated with both an irregular naptime schedule and an irregular bedtime schedule. FULL STORY

Sleep Tips for School-aged Children

Teach school-aged children about healthy sleep habits.
Continue to emphasize need for regular and consistent sleep schedule and bedtime routine.
Make child's bedroom conducive to sleep – dark, cool and quiet.
Keep TV and computers out of the bedroom.
Avoid caffeine.

Study Shows Students Returning to School
Lose Two Hours of Sleep Nightly.

Researchers at Northwestern University find that returning to school after a summer break has an impact on adolescents.

The study found that teens lost as much as two hours of sleep per night during the week once school started. The study also found that all students performed better in the afternoon than in the morning and students in early morning classes reported being wearier, being less alert, and having to expend greater effort. Early-morning light treatments did not impact total minutes of sleep per night, mood, or computer-administered vigilance test results. Read the abstract of the study.