Recipe Tips. 1  Use pre-made koshian (smooth red bean paste) or tsubuan (coarse red bean paste) available in the refrigerated section of Japanese grocery stores or other asian markets. 2  Kanten (agar agar) is sold dried and in shelf stable packages at most Japanese and asian grocery stores. 3  Serve mizu - yokan chilled.
Sleep and Toddlers (1-2 years) Toddlers need about 11-14 hours of sleep in a 24-hour period. When they reach about 18 months of age their naptimes will decrease to once a day lasting about one to three hours. Naps.
A newborn infant will require up to 16 hours of sleep per day. This requirement drops to approximately 13 hours per day from the age of 6 months up to 3 years. Once a child reaches age 3 the need for sleep drops about two hours per day until they reach age 6. From age 6 to 9 the average child needs 10 hours of sleep.