A new study confirms previous findings that both television viewing and sleeping in a room with a TV can decrease total sleep time for kids.
The decline in sleep, in turn, can lead to negative effects on both mental and physical health.
Researchers followed more than 1,800 children from ages six months to nearly eight years and found a small but consistent association between increased television viewing and shorter sleep duration.
The presence of a television in the room where a child sleeps also was associated with less sleep, particularly in minority children.
As reported in the journal Pediatrics, the study is the first to examine the connection between television and sleep duration over several years...
Reposted by:
Charles R. Davenport, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Charles R. Davenport, Psy.D., LLC.
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