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Sleep Hygiene: How to Help your Child Sleep Well.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently endorsed the 2016 guidelines by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, which states that children 3 to 5 years of age need 10 to 13 hours of sleep per day (naps considered), and children 6 to 12 years of age need 9 to 12 hours of sleep per day “for optimal health and well-being.”