sleep habits
The Media and Sleep
Posted by Gary Hopkins on
Research describing concern about media use and sleep in children dates at least to the 1970’s.
A report from the Kaiser Family Foundation says:
“a 1981 study of middle-class children in Indiana found an association between TV viewing and both shorter daytime naps and shorter nighttime sleep among toddlers. Such results have been replicated subsequently and seem to have grown stronger with time.
The Media and Sleep
Posted by Gary Hopkins on
Parents pass many good traits to their kids. One of these traits can be a lifetime of good sleep habits.
A report from the Kaiser Family Foundation says, ”Sleep is the subject of some confusion and considerable anxiety among parents of infants, but fades gradually to an afterthought among most parents of older children, who struggle to maintain busy schedules, enforce homework, and endorse healthy social lives. In the effort to balance these needs, children’s sleep often takes a back seat.”
On the Kaiser Family Foundation web site, they explained this issue: