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Exactly How Much Sleep You Need, According to Your Age

Margaret Wolf2 min read
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Newborns and Infants (0-3 months)

Infants and Toddlers (4-11 months)

Toddlers (1-2 years)

Preschoolers (3-5 years)

School-Age Children (6-13 years)

Teenagers (14-17 years)

Young Adults (18-25 years)

Adults (26-64 years)

Seniors (65+ years)

Sleep Quality and Health Effects by Age

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Margaret Wolf

Margaret Wolf writes about relationships, family and the quiet emotional weather that shapes both. She’s drawn to the bits other columnists skip — the in-laws, the dog, the friendship that went strange in your thirties — and treats them with the same care as the big stuff.

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