Recommended sleep times for children

Age group	Recommended sleep time
Infants 4 to 12 months	12 to 16 hours (including naps)
Toddlers 1 to 2 years	11 to 14 hours (including naps)
Children 3 to 5 years	10 to 13 hours (including naps)
Children 6 to 12 years	9 to 12 hours
Teens 13 to 18 years	8 to 10 hours

For optimal health, daytime functioning, and development, the above sleep times are recommended on a regular basis. These consensus recommendations were made by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine^[1] and endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics^[2].

References:

Paruthi S, Brooks LJ, D'Ambrosio C, et al. Recommended Amount of Sleep for Pediatric Populations: A Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. J Clin Sleep Med 2016; 12:785.
Recommended Amount of Sleep for Pediatric Populations. Pediatrics 2016; 138.

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Recommended sleep times for children