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How many hours of sleep do adolescents need? What age does a teenager become adolescent?

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How many hours of sleep do adolescents need? What age does a teenager become adolescent?

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9 hours of sleep per night is what the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends for everyone…teens included. Technically, kids become adolescent as soon as they begin puberty (which may happen before actually signs of puberty are visible). Most people are adolescents before they are teenagers.