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 NPR - Tweens might not be getting enough sleep due to how they use their electronic devices before bedtime. Scientists looked at nearly 9,400 11- and 12-year-olds for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, a long-term study of brain development and child health in the U.S. Researchers asked tweens and their parents detailed questions about how they used screens around bedtime and how well they slept. Then a follow-up was done a year later. Here’s how parents can help their kids have better quality sleep.

💤 No screens for an hour before bedtime.

💤 Turn phones all the way off at night. Don’t just put it on vibrate.

💤 Resist the urge to check your phone if you wake up in the middle of the night.

💤 Keep phones in another room at bedtime.