How much sleep your baby needs, on average: • Newborns to 3 month olds: 10-11 hours at night, 4-5 hours day in 4-5 naps (short naps are common) • 4 to 5 month olds: 10-12 hours at night, 2-4 hours day in 3-4 naps (at least two 1+ hour naps) • 6 to 8 month olds: 11-12 hours at night, 2-3 hours day in 2-3 naps (two 1+ hour naps and 1 short one) • 9 to 17 month olds: 11-12 hours at night, 2-3 hours day in 1-2 naps (1+ hour long) • 18 month olds to 3 years: 10-12 hours at night, 1 nap (1 to 3 hours long) • 3 to 5 years: 10-11 hours, sometimes 1 nap (1 to 2 hours, usually), but most lose between 3 & 4) • 5 years+: 9-10 hours, no nap These are just general guidelines.
Toddlers between 3 and 6 years old should be getting around 10 to 12 hours of sleep. You can refer to this article to see if any of the issues highlighted is affecting your child’s sleep. http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=114&np=122&id=1899 Suggested causes include: - not wanting to miss out on activities - night waking - not wanting to go to bed The article offered some useful tips to help encourage your child to get more sleep.
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