By family practitioner and paediatrician Dr Gita Mathai. Plus, why your teenager needs to stop being a night owl.
How much sleep do we really need?
We actually sleep away one third of our lifetimes. In infancy, a baby may sleep anywhere from 14-17 hours a day. Their sleep requirements are not controlled by outside forces like light, sound or work. So, babies sleep as much as their body needs. As age increases, the number of hours spent in sleep becomes less.
Here’s how much sleep you need: