New Guidelines Detail How Much Sleep Kids ‘Really Need’

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By Julie Fidler

As a child, summertime often means getting to sleep in, but for much of the year, kids don’t get enough sleep. People’s sleep requirements change as they get older, but youngsters, in general, all seem to be lacking their proper Z’s. But too much sleep can be just as bad for kids as not enough of it.

The amount of sleep a child gets is important, but so, too, are the sleep patterns they form throughout their lives. Depending on a child’s age, he will spend different amounts of time in REM sleep, which is the deepest sleep phase, and non-REM …read more

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