Between the ages of 3-5, the total sleep time should be around 13 hours. 1-2 hours of these 13 hours can be 1 daytime nap in the afternoon. After the age of 4, the need for daytime naps decreases. By the age of 6, around 11 hours of sleep is recommended.

I appreciate your input, Emre Demirtaş. Would it be possible for you to provide some references for the information you shared?

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The resources I mentioned above will help.

Sleep is very important for a child's growth and development. Preschool children need about 11 to 13 hours of sleep at night and 1 to 2 hours of nap time during the day.

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Would you add your references?

The daily nap time is a prejudice. A child does not care about what the books say. He is sleepy or not. Sometimes, in his home, a child fells asleep in the middle of his toys or close to his dog. in the kindergarten, the things are different. He is forced to have a "nap time" between x and y hour. Many pf them do not want that. Many of them are hyperactive or anxious, with a lot of fears, wetting their bed so being scared to fell asleep. If they finally get asleep, they are forced to get up when they really need to sleep a little more. That is why, in some kindergartens, sleeping is not compulsory. The "rebellious" children sit in their beds with a book, crayons, a silent toy, etc. Sometimes they really fell asleep, looking around. seeing the other children.

Yes, babies need a lot of sleep but KG children do not need that much There are also lots of habits, traditions, rules in different countries, social categories which might be considered. The children from the rich families may sleep a lot but not the children from poor families. They need to work. Also, nobody mentioned the need of a nap time in children from primitive tribes. I think the question needs to be more specific concerning the different categories of children.

11 to 13 hours is recommended

It depends on the child but usually kindergarten children at those ages do not need nap. If they are too tired, sleep deprived or sick than about an hour would be ok or as much as s/he needs.

Most of the recommendations regarding the amounts of sleep according to age groups do not address the quantities and times of naps for children (1,2). Perhaps because it is difficult to determine and is affected by several factors, and the need for it may stop at this age for most children. When a child stops needing a nap varies from one child to another, and there seem to be ethnic and cultural differences concerning naps. Naps have benefits as a way to improve alertness and enhance cognitive functions. However, these benefits depend on the timing and duration of the nap, as a nap late in the day may not allow enough time for the need for sleep pressure to build up and thus lead to a delayed onset of sleep. It also appears that people who usually nap may benefit more from occasional naps, which means that there is an effect of exercise (3).

1- Hirshkowitz, Max, Kaitlyn Whiton, Steven M. Albert, Cathy Alessi, Oliviero Bruni, Lydia DonCarlos, Nancy Hazen, et al. “National Sleep Foundation’s Sleep Time Duration Recommendations: Methodology and Results Summary.” Sleep Health 1, no. 1 (March 2015): 40–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2014.12.010.

2-Paruthi, Shalini, Lee J. Brooks, Carolyn D’Ambrosio, Wendy A. Hall, Suresh Kotagal, Robin M. Lloyd, Beth A. Malow, et al. “Recommended Amount of Sleep for Pediatric Populations: A Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.” Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 12, no. 06 (June 15, 2016): 785–86. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.5866.

3- Mindell, Jodi A., and Judith A. Owens. A Clinical Guide to Pediatric Sleep: Diagnosis and Management of Sleep Problems. Third edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health, 2015.

Children often stop napping by the time they are 5 years old, although a 90-minute nap time per day may be recommended.

Thanks, all, for sharing your experience!