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Module 4 | Lesson 1: The epidemic of our poor sleep
Module 4 | Lesson 1:
The epidemic of our poor sleep
Sleep hygiene (listen above)
Sleep hygiene is a term used to describe good sleep habits. There is much evidence to suggest that such strategies provide long-term solutions for sleep. These are general guidelines, and some or all of these may assist you with sleep. Everyone’s rhythms are different, so it is important to adapt these to you. These guidelines do not preclude your use of medication or other professional advice about sleep. Download the information as a PDF
Hours of sleep
The National Sleep Foundation has developed age-specific recommended sleep durations based on a systematic review of world scientific literature relating sleep duration to health, performance and safety (2015). These scientific guidelines indicate the amount of sleep we need each night to improve our sleep health!
| Category | Age – years | Hours/day |
| Newborns | 0 – 3 months | 14 – 17 |
| Infants | 4 – 11 months | 12 – 15 |
| Toddlers | 1 – 2 | 11 – 14 |
| Preschoolers | 3 – 5 | 10 – 13 |
| School age children | 6 – 13 | 9 – 11 |
| Teenagers | 14 – 17 | 8 – 10 |
| Younger adults (new age category) | 18 – 25 | 7 – 9 |
| Adults | 26 – 64 | 7 – 9 |
| Older adults (new age category) | 65+ | 7 – 8 |