Streaming instead of dreaming: Using phones and tablets before bed stops kids from sleeping and can lead to health issues

With the average age to receive your first mobile phone now just 10, portable media devices are becoming more and more present in children’s lives.

But having a mobile phone by a child’s bed may have detrimental effects.

A new study suggests that bedtime phone use is causing children to sleep less and be excessively tired the next day, which could have serious repercussions to their health.  Full article

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3882746/Streaming-instead-dreaming-Using-phones-bed-stops-kids-sleeping-lead-health-issues.html#ixzz4vC95pLZy
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