Healthy Sleep in Children.

www.thoracic.org C LI P A N D C O P Y How much sleep is enough? The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has set guidelines that define the amount of sleep needed by children to promote optimal health. Regularly getting this number of hours of sleep can help your child avoid health risks associated with sleep deprivation. This is a general guideline that applies to most children but some people could have different sleep needs. Children need less sleep as they get older, but studies suggest that many are not getting as much as they need.