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The National Center on Sleep Disorders Research at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recommends that children ages 7 to 11 get at least nine hours of sleep each night. *

American Academy of Pediatrics.
Common Sleep Problems. 1999.
www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?
article_ID=ZZZFHDNW8FC&sub_cat=14

American Academy of Pediatrics.
Establishing Good Sleep Habits. 1999.
www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?
article_ID=ZZZYCAGNH4C&sub_cat=14

American Academy of Pediatrics.
Evaluation of Sleep Problems. 2000.
www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?
article_ID=ZZZ8KNKNH4C&sub_cat=14

Nemours Foundation.
Bedtime Basics
www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/sleep/bedtime_basics.html

Nemours Foundation.
How Much Sleep is Enough for my Child? 2001.
www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/sleep/sleep.html

Nemours Foundation.
What Parents Need to Know About Bedwetting.
www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/sleep/enuresis.html

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
For Parents: Why Sleep is Important.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/starslp/parents/whysleep.htm

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Sleep Tips for Parents.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/starslp/parents/tips.htm

More Info

American Academy of Sleep Medicine
www.aasmnet.org

American Sleep Apnea Association
www.sleepapnea.org

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Sleep Diary.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/starslp/parents/diary.htm


*Fact Box Reference

US DHHS. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Accessed on the web at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/starslp/parents/tips.htm