Gradually with increasing age, the less sleep they need. But basically the children need a lot of time to sleeping. Here are the times for children to sleep per day by age:
- Infants 0-1 years -> sleep time: 14-15 hours consisting of 8 hours of sleep a night, and a 6-7 hour nap.
- Toddlers 1 to 3 years -> sleep time: 12-14 hours, divided into 11 hours of sleep a night, and 2-3 hours during the day.
Infant with sleep problems are widely recognized by parents with are very difficult to handle, especially when it often occurs at night. Sleep disorders can be experienced by infants when they feel tired eventually causes the child becomes fussy and crying constantly. However, before you can solve the problem, it is important for parents to understand the types of problems that can affect the baby's sleep patterns. There are four habits that are often experienced by babies who can make it difficult to sleep deeply:
1. Frequent moves
At around six months of age, babies usually begin to frequently move the body during sleep. Sometimes he is also happy to bang his head on the mattress or lattice box to sleep. This sleep disorder can make a child restless, sleeping back and forth from end to end, often wake, fussy and delirious.
2. Waking up at night
According to the Health Division, University of Michigan, USA, a common problem occurs newborn baby is often awake at night. In the middle of the night baby can wake up, because they want to drink milk, or it could be because the room temperature is hot. Though the night waking is normal behavior for the baby, but if too often can cause sleep disturbance moved when the little toddler.
3. Sweating
Some babies sweat more during sleep. This is because he spends more time in the deepest stages of sleep. This condition makes babies more likely to sweat at night than adults or older children. Although sweating is a common condition, but if too much can indicate a health problem. For example, infection, or overheating that can lead to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), especially if the child is wearing clothes or blankets in layers.
4. Chattering teeth when sleeping
Most babies have a habit to chattering teeth during sleep. This condition occurs most often when the baby gets his first tooth. Possible baby do this because there is a sensation of new teeth, the pain of teething or from an ear infection and could also be due to respiratory problems.

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