What is the right time for children to sleep? Know when and how much sleep is best?
- bySherya
- 13 Aug, 2025

To stay healthy, it is most important for a person to get enough sleep. Let us tell you how much sleep children need to get, which helps in their development?

Children's health depends on their proper sleeping time and the amount of sleep they get. If children sleep for less time or do not sleep at the right time, their growth and development may be affected.
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Sleep has a profound effect on children's learning, immunity, confidence and mental-physical health. According to Dr. Pawan Mandaviya, it is very important to sleep at the right time.
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Dr. Areesh Singh says that children should sleep between 9 and 10 pm, because at this time the growth hormone is produced the most. This is very important for the development of muscles and brain.

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If a child sleeps late and does not get enough sleep, it has a bad effect on his growth and mental development. In such a situation, the child's ability to study and concentrate also becomes weak.
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If the child sleeps late, he will remain irritable throughout the day and his behavior may change. Lack of sleep weakens his immunity and also has a bad effect on his mental health.
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Lack of sleep can also cause mental problems like anxiety and depression in the child, therefore it is very important for the child to sleep on time and get complete sleep.
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A child between 0 and 6 months should sleep at 8 pm, a child between 6 and 12 months should sleep between 6:30 and 7:30 pm, a child between 1 and 2 years should sleep at 7 pm.
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Children aged 3 to 5 years should sleep at 8 pm, children aged 6 to 13 years should sleep at 9 pm and teenagers aged 14 to 17 years should sleep by 10 pm. If the child slept between 9 and 10 pm, then he should wake up at 7 am.