S'pore kids sleep less than those in SwitzerlandIt's after 10pm on a weekday, but the playgrounds can still be packed with young children at play. They should be in bed by then, say doctors, who warn that insufficient sleep could affect the children's long-term health and academic abilities. A study of 372 children aged from two to six by six paediatricians from the National University Hospital found that their snooze time is less than that of children in Switzerland, which has also done a study of the sleep patterns of children aged two and older. Related Links How much is enough? -- ST ILLUSTRATION Two-year-olds here sleep about 11.3 hours a day, including naps - almost two hours less than the sleep time logged by Swiss children of that age. The toddlers had only nine hours of night-time sleep - 2.4 hours less than what Swiss children had. Six-year-olds here had 8.8 hours of night-time sleep and about 10.4 hours including naps. The researchers did not give the length of time that Swiss children of that (more...)