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The National Center on Sleep Disorders Research at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recommends that children ages 7 to 11 get at least nine hours of sleep each night. *

American Academy of Pediatrics.
Sleep Issues.
http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/sleep.cfm

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Children's Sleep Problems.
http://aacap.org/page.ww?name=Children%27s+Sleep+Problems&section=Facts+for+Families

Healthy Children.
A Lullaby for Good Health.
http://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/toddler/pages/A-Lullaby-for-Good-Health.aspx

Nemours Foundation.
Bedtime Basics
www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/sleep/bedtime_basics.html

Nemours Foundation.
How Much Sleep is Enough for my Child? 2001.
www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/sleep/sleep.html

Nemours Foundation.
What Parents Need to Know About Bedwetting.
www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/sleep/enuresis.html

American Psychological Association.
Why Sleep is important and what happens when you don't get enough.
http://www.apa.org/topics/sleep/why.aspx

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Your Guide to Healthy Sleep.
Sleep Tips for Parents.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/healthysleepfs.pdf

More Info

American Academy of Sleep Medicine
www.aasmnet.org

American Sleep Apnea Association
www.sleepapnea.org