Time for Bed?

How to play: Most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night. We'll show you some animals and you choose which one needs more sleep — the kid or the animal. We'll keep score so you'll know if you're a sleep star or a snore loser!

Time for Bed

Don't forget ... most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

Time for Bed

Which one sleeps more: lion or kid?

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

Time for Bed

Lion - Roar! You got it right! A lion gets as much as 20 hours of sleep per day, more than the typical kid.

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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Which one sleeps more: adult or kid?

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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Kid - Right on! Kids need more sleep than grownups do. Adults can get by on about 7 hours a day.

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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Sleep gives your body and your brain a break. Too little sleep can make you cranky and less able to think clearly and follow directions.

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Which one sleeps more: chimpanzee or kid?

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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Chimpanzee - You got it. Chimps sleep about 12 hours a day. So the chimp has the kid beat by an hour or so. Keep going!

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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There are five stages of sleep, including one called the rapid eye movement stage, also known as REM. You dream in the REM stage.

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Which one sleeps more: pig or kid?

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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Kid - Right you are. Pigs need about 8 hours a day, less than a kid.

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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Which one sleeps more: koala or kid?

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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Koala - Good job. Koalas are cute and cuddly and like their sleep. They get a whopping 18 to 20 hours a day!

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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Babies sleep 14 to 15 hours a day, including naps.

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Which one sleeps more: cat or kid?

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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Cats - You got it right. Cats love to curl up and sleep. They get an average of 16 hours every day!

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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Which one sleeps more: mouse or kid?

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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Mouse - Micely done. A mouse needs more - about 12 hours a day.

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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Which one sleeps more: elephant or kid?

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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Kid - Right. Elephants get just 4 to 6 hours of sleep a day.

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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Most kids don't get enough sleep. They need 10 to 11 hours a night, but most get only about 9.5 hours.

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Which one sleeps more: sloth or kid?

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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Sloth - You couldn't be more correct. The sloth loves to sleep and can sleep up to 20 hours a day!

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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Which one sleeps more: giraffe or kid?

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

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Kid - That's right. Kids need to sleep more than our long-necked friends. Giraffes sleep only about 30 minutes a day, broken into six 5-minute naps!

Don't forget - most kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.