How much sleep do children need?

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The NHS recommend that children aged six have 10 hours and 45 minutes sleep a night and seven year olds have 10 hours and 30 minutes sleep.

Sleep Tips

  • Keep regular sleeping hours. This programmes the brain and internal body clock to get used to a set routine.
  • It is also important to try and wake up at the same time every day.
  • Reading a book, reading together or listening to a story relaxes the mind by distracting it.
  • Try to keep your child’s bedroom a screen-free zone, and get them to charge their phones/tablets/iPads in another room.

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