This is how long your good night's rest should be, says the National Sleep Foundation
A "good night's sleep" isn't a one-size-fits-all phenomenon, acknowledges the National Sleep Foundation. The organization has conducted a "scientifically rigorous update" to its sleep guidelines for different age groups, adding new sleep categories and refining recommendations for certain groups. Here's what you should aim for when you or your child hits the hay:
— Newborns up to 3 months: 14-17 hours daily
— Infants (4-11 months): 12-15 hours
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
— Toddlers (1-2 years): 11-14 hours
— Preschoolers (3-5 years): 10-13 hours
— School-age children (6-13 years): 9-11 hours
— Teenagers (14-17 years): 8-10 hours
— Younger adults (18-25 years): 7-9 hours
— Adults (26-64): 7-9 hours
— Older adults (65+): 7-8 hours
And no, you workaholics, a few naps here and there won't knock down that sleep deficit, as CBS News explains. — Mike Barry
Create an account with the same email registered to your subscription to unlock access.
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
Mike Barry is the senior editor of audience development and outreach at TheWeek.com. He was previously a contributing editor at The Huffington Post. Prior to that, he was best known for interrupting a college chemistry class.
-
'Trump's Tahoe tryst'
Today's Newspapers A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages
By The Week Staff Published
-
In the fold with Gergei Erdei
The Blend Artist explains his foray into precious folding screens
By Mary Cleary Published
-
Take Versailles home with Trudon
The Blend With a new line of home fragrances Trudon pays homage to palace's famous gardens
By Felix Bischof Published
-
Puffed rice and yoga: inside the collapsed tunnel where Indian workers await rescue
Speed Read Workers trapped in collapsed tunnel are suffering from dysentery and anxiety over their rescue
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
-
More than 2,000 dead following massive earthquake in Morocco
Speed Read
By Justin Klawans Published
-
Mexico's next president will almost certainly be its 1st female president
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published
-
North Korea's Kim to visit Putin in eastern Russia to discuss arms sales for Ukraine war, U.S. says
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published
-
Gabon's military leader sworn in following coup in latest African uprising
Speed Read
By Justin Klawans Published
-
Nobody seems surprised Wagner's Prigozhin died under suspicious circumstances
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published
-
Western mountain climbers allegedly left Pakistani porter to die on K2
Speed Read
By Justin Klawans Published
-
'Circular saw blades' divide controversial Rio Grande buoys installed by Texas governor
Speed Read
By Peter Weber Published