Ban phones after dinner and your teen will sleep better, study shows


Their research found that other restrictions, such as daily screen time limits or fixed bedtimes, did not significantly impact sleep duration. — Photo by Sanket Mishra on Unsplash

GENEVA: Teenagers whose parents ban smartphones in the evenings and do not allow phones in bedrooms overnight sleep longer and even perform better in school, according to a Swiss study.

On average, teenagers slept 40 minutes more than their peers whose smartphone use was not restricted, the researchers reported in the journal Discover Public Health in September.

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