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Sleep is poor among hospitalized pediatric patients and their parents

Date:6/10/2008

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It is recommended that school-aged children get between 10-11 hours of nightly sleep, children in pre-school between 11-13 hours, and adults between seven to eight hours.

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) offers some tips to help your child sleep better:

Follow a consistent bedtime routine. Set aside 10 to 30 minutes to get your child ready to go to sleep each night.

Establish a relaxing setting at bedtime.

Interact with your child at bedtime. Dont let the TV, computer or video games take your place.

Keep your children from TV programs, movies, and video games that are not right for their age.

Do not let your child fall asleep while being held, rocked, fed a bottle, or while nursing.

At bedtime, do not allow your child to have foods or drinks that contain caffeine. This includes chocolate and sodas. Try not to give him or her any medicine that has a stimulant at bedtime. This includes cough medicines and decongestants.

The AASM offers the following tips for adults on how to get a good nights sleep:

Follow a consistent bedtime routine.

Establish a relaxing setting at bedtime.

Get a full nights sleep every night.

Avoid foods or drinks that contain caffeine, as well as any medicine that has a stimulant, prior to bedtime.

Do not bring your worries to bed with you.

Do not go to bed hungry, but dont eat a big meal before bedtime either.

Avoid any rigorous exercise within six hours of your bedtime.

Make your bedroom quiet, dark and a little bit cool.

Get up at the same time every morning.

It is important to make sure that your child gets enough sleep and slee
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Contact: Kathleen McCann
kmccann@aasmnet.org
708-492-0930
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
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