Sleep Guide for Babies and Toddlers

By Little Mummy, August 15, 2006 4:45 am

I found this helpful (rough!) guide in a parenting magazine it shows how much sleep (approx!) your child should be getting for each age….

1 week 16.5 hours (4 daytime naps)

1 month 15.5 hours (3 daytime naps)

3 months 15 hours (3 daytime naps)

6 months 14.5 hours (2 daytime naps)

9 months 14 hours (2 daytime naps)

12 months
13.75 hours (1 daytime naps)

18 months 13.5 hours (1 daytime nap)

2 years 13 hours (1 daytime nap)

3 years
12 hours (1 daytime nap)

4 years 11.5 hours (ouch! No nap…)

I think this guide is pretty good although, from my experience working at a nursery I found most of the kids had stopped their daytime nap by their 3rd birthday.

What are your thoughts? Did your babies/children follow this pattern?

5 Responses to “Sleep Guide for Babies and Toddlers”

  1. Diana says:

    That is interesting. My oldest daughter stopped her daytime naps well before her third birthday and my youngest isn’t two yet so only time will tell for her but I do think the overall averages are close. Thanks for the post and for submitting to The Carnival of Family Life!

  2. Mike says:

    We were pretty close. They are 3 1/2 now and seem to be sliding into wanting an afternoon nap again. Must be a growing phase. We have been forced to keep them awake and put them to bed a few minutes early because if they take even a half hour nap, their 7:30 bedtime turns into a 9:00 sleep time.

  3. Heather says:

    My 5 1/2 year old would probably still nap if he would sit still long enough to fall asleep. My 3 year old still naps great for 1-2 hours. YEA! I think it depends on the kid and how much sleep they need. But that charts seems like a great guideline. Thanks for posting it.

  4. Kailani says:

    I think my children have followed this pattern pretty closely. However, Girlie Girl stopped taking naps at 1. My nephew who is 4 still needs a 3 hour nap every afternoon! Thanks for sharing this with the Carnival of Family Life.

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