The manuscript appears in the first-ever special supplement on this topic in\u00a0Pediatrics<\/em>\u00a0and is based on previous studies that suggest the use of digital devices before bedtime leads to insufficient sleep.<\/p>\n The recommendations, for clinicians and parents, are:<\/p>\n 2. Encourage a bedtime routine that includes calming activities and avoids electronic media use;<\/p>\n 3. Encourage families to remove all electronic devices from their child or teen’s bedroom, including TVs, video games, computers, tablets and cell phones;<\/p>\n 4. Talk with family members about the negative consequences of bright light in the evening on sleep; and<\/p>\n 5. If a child or adolescent is exhibiting mood or behavioral problems, consider insufficient sleep as a contributing factor.<\/p>\n “Recent reviews of scientific literature reveal that the vast majority of studies find evidence for an adverse association between screen-based media consumption and sleep health<\/strong>, primarily delayed bedtimes<\/strong> and reduced total sleep duration<\/strong>,” said Orfeu Buxton, associate professor of biobehavioral health at Penn State and an author on the manuscript.<\/p>\n The reasons behind this adverse association likely include time spent on screens replacing time spent sleeping<\/strong>; mental stimulation from media content<\/strong>; and the effects of light interrupting sleep cycles<\/strong>, according to the researchers.<\/p>\n Buxton and other researchers are further exploring this topic. They are working to understand if media use affects the timing and duration of sleep among children and adolescents; the role of parenting and family practices; the links between screen time and sleep quality and tiredness; and the influence of light on circadian physiology and sleep health among children and adolescents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From the Penn State press release: Removing electronic media from the bedroom and encouraging a calming bedtime routine are among recommendations Penn State researchers outline in a recent manuscript on… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,43,348,346],"tags":[70,511,362,69,214,365],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24432"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24432"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24606,"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24432\/revisions\/24606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Using-cellphone-at-night-300x200.jpg\")
Removing electronic media from the bedroom<\/strong> and encouraging a calming bedtime routine <\/strong>are among recommendations Penn State researchers outline in a recent manuscript on digital media and sleep in childhood and adolescence.<\/p>\n\n
1. Make sleep a priority by talking with family members about the importance of sleep and healthy sleep expectations;<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n