The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends the following amount of sleep on a regular basis for optimal health: • 4 months to 12 months: 12 to 16 hours sleep per 24 hours (including naps) • 1 to 2 years: 11 to 14 hours sleep per 24 hours (including naps) • 3 to 5 years: 10 to 13 hours of sleep per 24 hours (including naps) • 6 to 12 years: 9 to 12 hours sleep per 24 hours • 13 to 18 years: 8 to 10 Hours of sleep per 24 hours

While many people delight in the extra hour of sleep they get from the clocks going back by one hour this Sunday at 2am to mark the end of Daylight Savings Time, there's one very large group that may not be quite so happy about it: parents.

That's because the clocks changing can impact children's sleep in some significant ways, and not just on the ni

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