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For parents wondering what the right amount is, the right amount is simply how many hours your children wants to sleep. People on a schedule just don't overslee
by behringer 8y ago
For parents wondering what the right amount is, the right amount is simply how many hours your children wants to sleep. People on a schedule just don't oversleep. The research only really matters if you have medical concerns about your child, for example, you can't get them on any schedule, they're sleepy when they seem to be getting enough sleep, or there's some other issue.
Make your schedule malleable for your kids and within a few days you'll pretty much know exactly how much sleep they need.
- josefresco 8y ago> how many hours your children wants to sleep For my kids the trouble is "when" they want this sleep. My oldest goes to bed "early" and rises early. My youngest could stay up until 2-3 AM and sleep until noon (as she did this summer).
- calewis 8y agoThis may depend on their chronotype. When we were cave people some of us evolved to stay up later and guard the camp from predators, some of us got up early to hunt. You need to try and support that where possible, but not to overindulge it. If they are staying up until 2:00am to play computer games it may just be because their brain is more sensitive to light and it's actually that that's keeping them awake.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 8y agoAh damn that explains why i'm so awake from midnight to 4 am... My chronotype is definitely not a morning one,