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Children obtain better and more age-appropriate sleep in the

presence of household rules and regular sleep-wake routines,
according to sleep researchers.
The researchers found that well-established rules for getting good
sleep, such as limited caffeine and a regular bedtime, led to sufficient
sleep quantity and adequate sleep quality. In contrast, when parents
and children had electronic devices on in the bedroom after bedtime,
sleep deficiency was more likely.
Reducing the encroachment of technology and media into sleep time
and supporting well-known sleep hygiene principles should be a
focus of public health intervention goals for sleep health, the
researchers say.
Orfeu Buxton, now an associate professor of bio-behavioral health at
Penn State, led a team conducting the 2014 National Sleep
Foundation Sleep in America Poll, Sleep in the Modern Family,
whose overall objective was to obtain a current picture of sleep in
families with at least one school-aged child. The results are published
today in Sleep Health.
The researchers evaluated US households with children aged 6 to 17
years old through Internet-based interviews. A total of 1,103 parents
or guardians of an average age of 42 completed surveys; 54% were
female.
We were interested in parental perception of the importance of sleep
duration and sleep quality, habits, and routines of the families and
children, and obstacles preventing adequate sleep, Buxton says in a
release.
According to researchers, although the majority of parents endorsed
the importance of sleep, 90% of children did not sleep the full amount
of time recommended for their age group.
Some of the primary consequences of poor sleep among children
and adolescents are behavioral problems, impaired learning and
school performance, sports injuries, problems with mood and
emotional regulation, and a worsening of health-related issues
including obesity.
Evidence also indicates that in adolescence, lack of sleep may be
related to high-risk behaviors such as substance abuse, suicidal
behaviors, and drowsy driving.
Significant predictors of age-adjusted sufficient sleep duration
estimated conservatively as at least 9 hours for ages 6 through 11
years and at least 8 hours for ages 12 to 17 yearsincluded parent
education, regular enforcement of rules about caffeine, and whether
children left technology on in their bedroom overnight.

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We have previously demonstrated the negative effect that use of

light-emitting technology before bedtime can have on sleep, and now
in this study we see how parental rules and routines regarding
technology can influence the quantity and quality of their childrens
sleep, says Anne-Marie Chang, assistant professor of bio-behavioral
health at Penn State and co-author of the study. Chang and
colleagues recently showed that reading on an iPad before bedtime,
compared to reading a print book, can impair sleep, delay circadian
timing, and degrade alertness the following morning.
An important consequence of our modern-day, 24/7 society is that it
is difficult for familieschildren and caregivers bothto get adequate
sleep, Buxton says. Sleep in the family context frames sleep as
involving interactions between all members of a household and
interactions with the environment of the home as well as exogenous
factors like work or school affecting any member.
Several potential reasons for poor sleep include the use of
technology in the bedroom, complicated and busy daily schedules
with competing work, school, social, and recreational activities, as
well as neighborhood noise from vehicular traffic, commercial or
industrial activity, and neighbors.
Within the family dynamic, a consistent bedtime routine improves
sleep, whereas television use in the bedroom generally is associated
with curtailed sleep.
Good quality and sufficient sleep are vital for children, Buxton says.
Just like a healthy diet and exercise, sleep is critical for children to
stay healthy, grow, learn, do well in school, and function at their
best.
http://www.sleepreviewmag.com/2015/01/good-bedtime-habits-better-sleep-kids/

1. Weakened or damaged (h)

A. Sufficient

2. The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses (f)

B. consequence

3. Intruding a persons territory, rights, etc. (c )

C. Encroachment

4. A result or effect of an action or condition. (b)

D. Exogenous

5. Enough; adequate.(a)

E. Bio -behavioral

6. The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation.(j )

F. Perception

7. The period following the onset of puberty during which a young person develops
from a child into an adult. (I)

G. Endorsed

8. Declare public approval or support of someone.(g )

H. Impaired

9. Relating to an external group or society.(d)

I. Adolescence

10. Knowing the biology act towards something ( e)

J. Enforcement

T/ F / NG
1.

Do kids disobey sleep wake-routine??

2.

When parents and kids are in the bedroom, sleep is much harder??

3.

Screen time help kid get better at multi-tasking??

4.

Sleep healthy does not seaport sleep hygiene??

5.

Screen time for kids should be limited??

6.

NG

NG

NG

NG

NG

10 % of children did sleep the full amount of time recommended for their age

group?? T
7.

NG

When Kids play screen games it helps their vision?? T

NG

Comprehension Q
1. Who established sleeping rules? Sleep researchers and parents

2. What is the percentage of kids that don't get full amount of sleep? 90%

3.

What is the focus of public health intervention? Reducing the encroachment of technology and media

into sleep time and supporting well-known sleep hygiene principles

4. How much sleep should a six year old get? 9 hours

5.

What are the negative effects of Ipad before bed? Behavioral problems impaired learning and school

performance, sports injuries, problems with mood and emotional regulation, and a worsening of health-

related issues including obesity.

6.

What are some other critical things other than sleep? Complicated and busy daily schedules with

competing work, school, social, and recreational activities, as well as neighborhood noise from vehicular

traffic, commercial or industrial activity, and neighbors.

7. What is your opinion on devices before bedtime? Example? I dont support the idea of using any type of

device before going to sleep. From my own experience, I can tell you that it shrinks the time of sleep that we

should get because we keep saying just 5 more minutes over and over again until an hour and two hours

pass without us noticing.