Parent reports of sleep duration during the school-age years suggest that U.S. children sleep approximately ____ hours

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Parent reports of sleep duration during the school-age years suggest that U.S. children sleep approximately ____ hours

School-age children typically need about nine to eleven hours of sleep per night, and parent reports in the U.S. often fall around nine to ten hours. The nine-to-ten-hour range best matches the most commonly observed average, reflecting the middle of the recommended spectrum and the pattern seen in many surveys of family sleep habits. Seven to eight hours is generally too little for this age group, and ten to eleven hours, while possible for some children, represents the upper end of the distribution and is less commonly the typical average. Eight to nine hours is closer to the lower end of the common range and doesn’t capture the central tendency as well as nine to ten hours.

School-age children typically need about nine to eleven hours of sleep per night, and parent reports in the U.S. often fall around nine to ten hours. The nine-to-ten-hour range best matches the most commonly observed average, reflecting the middle of the recommended spectrum and the pattern seen in many surveys of family sleep habits.

Seven to eight hours is generally too little for this age group, and ten to eleven hours, while possible for some children, represents the upper end of the distribution and is less commonly the typical average. Eight to nine hours is closer to the lower end of the common range and doesn’t capture the central tendency as well as nine to ten hours.

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