That said, setting boundaries will not help your kids get the rest they need but teach them healthy habits they’ll carry with them their whole lives. And school performance is also associated with getting sufficient sleep.Īs a mother myself I know how much easier it is to say, “Limit screen time,” than to actually limit screen time. Sleep protects kids against everything from obesity to the common cold. Growth hormones are primarily secreted during deep sleep (which is why it sometimes seems like your kids have grown overnight). Sleep is essential for children’s physical, cognitive and emotional development. And children who used a computer at bedtime had approximately 60 minutes less sleep than those who did not.įor small bodies, this lack of sleep is a big problem. Children who watched TV or played video games at bedtime were recorded to get 30 minutes less of sleep than those who steered clear of screens for at least an hour before bed. Several studies have found a significant relationship between average hours of sleep and technology use before bedtime. All of these minutes of screen time add up, and they are associated with an uptick childhood obesity and sleep disorders. This includes the iPad you hand them to maintain a sense of peace in the car and the phone you give them when you want to get through a meal at a restaurant and the TV they’re watching while you run the bath. Today’s children spend an average of seven hours a day on entertainment media. And for children, the effect of too much screen time too close to bedtime, can be particularly problematic. But that instinct might affect the quality of our sleep. After a long day, many of us want to come home and relax in front of the TV.
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