4. Quantify
Toddlers typically need 10-13 hours of sleep a day between naps and bedtime. Preschoolers need about 10-12 with few if any naps; school age kids and pre-teens need the same but rarely get it. Teens, with all the activities, early school starting time, and homework, rarely get the 8½ to 9½ hours they need, and generally walk around sleep deprived. And sleeping in on the weekend doesn’t make up for sleep lost during the week.
