How many hours of sleep do your kids need?

All living beings need rest and sleep. Sleep plays an important role in the growth and development of children of all ages. It is considered a primary activity of the brain during the early stages of development. Everyone has an asleep and awake cycle, so the kids also have an awake and sleep cycle. these cycles are followed by the lights and dark in the environment. These cycles work like rhythms. 

Newborn babies in their early stages (up to 3 months after their birth) of life have no sleeping and awakening cycles. After two months of birth, their brain starts to regulate the sleep cycle. The little babies spent most of their time in sleep. Sleep is very important for their mental as well as physical health. 

Another important factor that disturbs the baby's sleep in her early days, is her feeding requirements. younger babies have very fast digestive systems that's why they need to be fed in very short intervals; every two hours they need feed. Even during their sleep they seem to be restless and move their arms and legs etc. 

When a baby reaches six months, she does not require more feedings at night time and can sleep throughout the night without any break. As babies grow older their sleeping time decreases and they become more active with their growing age. Therefore, toddlers have 10-11 hours of sleep at night. Sometimes, toddlers resist getting asleep and sleep late o the schedule. In the same way, preschool children also need up to 11 hours of sound sleep but usually, they resist going to bed in time because of other activities like
watching TV, playing digital games, and using other media. But as a parent, you cannot ignore the need for sound sleep for growing kids because they can fall into anxiety and other mental disorders due to insufficient sleep. 

Parents should try their best to provide their kids all necessary things including their own time, to fulfill the requirements of their sleep. younger babies and kids are easy to handle. You can easily motivate them to fall asleep by putting them into comfortable beds, telling them stories and by keeping the room dark, etc.