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| Quick reference medical handouts used
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Sleep: How much is normal?
Please title this page. (Page 8)
In newborns, the amount of sleep is divided fairly equally between
night and day. Nighttime sleep gradually becomes develops over the first
year into a single uninterrupted block of time, and daytime sleep gradually
decreases over the first three years By the age of four, most children no
longer require a daytime nap. Nighttime sleep requirements also gradually
decrease, so that by adolescence they are similar to the sleep needs of an
adult.
Adapted from Ferber R. Solve your child's sleep problems. New York:
Simon and Schuster, 1985.
As a reminder, this information should not be relied on as
medical advice and is not intended to replace the advice of your child’s pediatrician.
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