A new meta analysis published in Jama Pediatrics confirmed how portable devices like cellphones and tablets are seriously affecting our children's sleep. Sleep is one of the biggest pediatric public health issues of our time. I hear this firsthand when I ask groups in the post screening discussions "who sleeps with their cellphones their room?" Most hands in the room go up.
One of the conclusions and recommendations from this new Jama article is: "An integrated approach among teachers, health care professionals, and parents is required to minimize device access at bedtime." In other words, It takes a village to get all these screen habits changed and by talking about it regularly from all directions, change can happen.
For Tech Talk Tuesday this week let's talk about sleep and screens:
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November 1, 2016
As well as our weekly blog, we publish videos like this one every week on the Screenagers YouTube channel
A new meta analysis published in Jama Pediatrics confirmed how portable devices like cellphones and tablets are seriously affecting our children's sleep. Sleep is one of the biggest pediatric public health issues of our time. I hear this firsthand when I ask groups in the post screening discussions "who sleeps with their cellphones their room?" Most hands in the room go up.
One of the conclusions and recommendations from this new Jama article is: "An integrated approach among teachers, health care professionals, and parents is required to minimize device access at bedtime." In other words, It takes a village to get all these screen habits changed and by talking about it regularly from all directions, change can happen.
For Tech Talk Tuesday this week let's talk about sleep and screens:
PHOTO BY YIPENGGE/ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES
November 1, 2016
As well as our weekly blog, we publish videos like this one every week on the Screenagers YouTube channel
Today I discuss powerful research regarding how sleep deficiency can impact brain development. Having a calm conversation about the latest science of sleep and brain development before even broaching the ideas of new sleep rules can be effective.
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Before I put on my clinical hat and tell you lots of things I have found interesting about sleep research these days, I want to mention what some parents I have spoken with have told me. They tell me that their kids have devices in their bedrooms and their children are getting good about not using them by a certain hour. And my response is YES! AND … although this is probably true, once they hit the preteen and teen years and perhaps a boyfriend or girlfriend comes into the picture, or say another drama has really hit the road, or… – resisting devices can become impossible. (Not to mention they are tired so executive function, i.e. willpower and self-control goes down exponentially).
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The struggles around sleep and youth are what I call “Bedtime Madness.” At night, parents are tired and kids are wired. Getting kids and teens to bed is often a hard job, especially when you are trying to get them to turn off the screens. Today I give you tips and strategies to try to put an end to bedtime madness.
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