"Quoting from the abstract, "The Panel achieved consensus that (1) in general, screen use impairs sleep health among children and adolescents, (2) the content of screen use before sleep impairs sleep health of children and adolescents, and (3) behavioral strategies and interventions may attenuate the negative effects of screen use on sleep health.""
"Interventions to reduce screen time and the negative effects on sleep rely on parents establishing and monitoring screen use and children complying with the restrictions. While some parents are willing and able to do so, many are not. Adolescents, who seek greater autonomy over their own behavior, are unsurprisingly resistant to such restrictions. In school settings, teachers and administrators exercise considerable control over student behavior, and policies regarding cellphone use at school have increasingly been implemented."
Evening cellphone and screen use is a primary contributor to sleep insufficiency among children and adolescents. An international expert panel convened by the National Sleep Foundation in 2023 reviewed evidence across the lifespan and concluded that screen use generally impairs sleep health among children and adolescents, that content consumed before sleep further impairs sleep health, and that behavioral strategies and interventions can attenuate negative effects. Effective interventions depend heavily on parents establishing and monitoring screen limits and on youth compliance. In school settings, administrators increasingly implement cellphone-use policies to control student behavior and reduce disruptions.
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