Adequate sleep is a crucial ingredient to achieving good health and proper behavior/attitudes. Training is necessary during the first 3-5 years of a child’s life to achieve healthy sleep routines. Listed below are reasonable expectations for sleep at various ages.
Sleep Expectations
|
Age |
Wake time (AM) |
Naps |
Bedtime (PM) |
|
Birth to 3 months |
5:30-7 |
Variable; focus on feeding times |
10:00 then becoming 7:30 by 4 months |
|
4 months to 6 months |
5:30-6:30 |
3 |
7:30 |
|
7 months to 15 months |
5:30-6:30 |
2 |
7-7:30 |
|
16 months to 3 1/2 years |
6-6:30 |
1 |
7-7:30 |
|
3 1/2 to 5 years |
6-7 |
Daily “rest time” at about 1:30 PM |
7-7:30 |
|
6 to 12 years |
School days: 6:30-7 |
0 |
7-8 |
|
13-15 years |
School days: 6:30-7 |
0 |
8-9 |
|
16-18 years |
School days: 6:30-7 |
0 |
9-10 |