{"id":1943,"date":"2014-09-08T06:25:46","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T10:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hnetalk.com\/Member\/?p=1943"},"modified":"2014-09-08T06:25:46","modified_gmt":"2014-09-08T10:25:46","slug":"sleep-how-much-do-you-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/sleep-how-much-do-you-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep: How Much Do You need?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\"144319054_opt\"<\/a>Hello!!\u00a0 A good diet, exercise, and adequate sleep are all the basics of healthy living.\u00a0 But that is easier to say than to do.\u00a0 I suggested to my college aged daughter when she complained of feeling tired, that maybe she was not getting enough sleep.\u00a0 She asked me,\u00a0 “How much sleep do\u00a0I\u00a0 really need?”\u00a0\u00a0Sleep needs vary both by individual and by age.\u00a0 Children need more\u00a0sleep\u00a0than adults\u00a0– even in their teenage years.\u00a0 Sleep guidelines from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute<\/a><\/span> are listed below.\u00a0 Is your family, including your children,\u00a0getting this much sleep, including your children?<\/p>\n

Ask your family to keep a sleep diary for a week.<\/p>\n

You might be surprised!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Age<\/th>\nRecommended Amount of Sleep<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Newborns<\/td>\n16\u201318 hours a day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Preschool-aged children<\/td>\n11\u201312 hours a day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
School-aged children<\/td>\nAt least 10 hours a day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Teens<\/td>\n9\u201310 hours a day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adults (including the elderly)<\/td>\n7\u20138 hours a day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

For further information and a more comprehensive discussion of recommended hours of sleep for different age groups\u2014please see the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute<\/a><\/span> .<\/p>\n

Join me tomorrow when we talk about some of the risks of not getting enough sleep (besides being cranky….)\u00a0 And don’t forget to take my weekly sleep quiz to see how much you have learned!<\/p>\n

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