By:: Dennis Thompson
“Can’t get your teenage girl off her smartphone, iPad or laptop?
This could cost her much-needed sleep and increase her risk of depression, a new Swedish study says.
Teenagers who spend more time on screens tend to get worse sleep, both in terms of sleep quality and duration, researchers reported April 2 in the journal PLOS Global Public Health.
Screen time also caused teens to put off sleep until later hours, affecting their wake/sleep cycles, researchers found.”