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Table 8 Recommended amount of sleep in children and adolescents

From: Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of pediatric obesity: consensus position statement of the Italian Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology and the Italian Society of Pediatrics

4–12 months

12–16 h/day (including afternoon naps)

1–2 years

11–14 h/day (including afternoon naps)

3–5 years

10–13 h/day (including afternoon naps)

6–12 years

9–12 h/day

13–18 years

8–10 h/day