Children who have access to electronic devices in their bedrooms may get less sleep than children who do not, according to a new study from researchers at the University of California, Berkley. For the study the researchers examined data collected as part of an obesity study including fourth- and seventh-graders in Massachusetts.
They found that children with televisions in their bedroom slept an average of 18 minutes less than children without. These findings included not just children watching television but also kids playing video games.
"While more studies are needed to confirm our results, we know that too much screen time is bad for children's health in multiple ways," the researchers explained.
Peer reviewer Dr. Heidi Connolly, head of sleep medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center's Golisano Children's Hospital in New York added, "You want your brain to associate being in bed with being asleep. For kids, the only thing that should be happening in bed is sleeping."
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