During sleep, your body heals itself and restores its chemical
balance. Your brain forges new thought connections and helps memory
retention.
Without enough sleep, your brain and body systems won’t function
normally. It can also dramatically lower your quality
OPTIMAL AMOUNT OF SLEEP
- Newborns (0-3 months): Sleep range narrowed to 14-17 hours each
day (previously it was 12-18)
- Infants (4-11 months): Sleep range widened two hours to 12-15
hours (previously it was 14-15)
- Toddlers (1-2 years): Sleep range widened by one hour to 11-14
hours (previously it was 12-14)
- Preschoolers (3-5): Sleep range widened by one hour to 10-13
hours (previously it was 11-13)
- School age children (6-13): Sleep range widened by one hour to
9-11 hours (previously it was 10-11)
- Teenagers (14-17): Sleep range widened by one hour to 8-10
hours (previously it was 8.5-9.5)
- Younger adults (18-25): Sleep range is 7-9 hours (new age
category)
- Adults (26-64): Sleep range did not change and remains 7-9
hours
- Older adults (65+): Sleep range is 7-8 hours (new age
category)