How much sleep they need: nine to 11 hours per night.
With a solid school schedule at play, getting this age group to sleep at around the same time every night is the best thing you can add to their routines. Now that they'll be coming home with homework and participating in more activities after a day at school, it's vital to get them to sleep each night with enough time for at least nine hours of sleep before waking them up to start the dreaded morning routine before they catch the bus.