concerned about their children not getting enough sleep may want to remove televisions and other small electronics from the kids’ bedrooms, according to a new study. Children who slept with televisions or other small-screened devices in their As a kid, your bedroom was your haven: it was the one place in the house that you could call your own; it was where you kept all your treasures, toys and secrets; and unlike your bedroom now, you probably spent hours just hanging out in there. One of the "If you want your kids to sleep better and live a healthier lifestyle, get the technology out of the bedroom," says co-author Paul Veugelers, a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, in a statement on Monday. Co-author It may not make parents popular, but tossing out the TVs that sit in the corner of most children's bedrooms may keep them from packing on pounds. A study released Monday in JAMA Pediatrics found that 60 percent of children ages 10-14 had TVs in their (Reuters Health) - Parents concerned about their children not getting enough sleep may want to remove televisions and other small electronics from the kids' bedrooms, according to a new study. Children who slept with televisions or other small-screened Children with one or more electronic devices in the bedroom -- TVs, computers, video games and cellphones -- were also far more likely to be overweight or obese. "If you want your kids to sleep better and live a healthier lifestyle, get the technology out .
Electronic devices can keep kids up at night and should be banned from the bedroom, according to experts from Stony Brook Children's Hospital in New York. Devices like tablets, smartphones and video games can prevent children and teens from falling asleep I’ve shared the story of how The Treehouse came to be ours And now I’d love to hear: What do you think of our plan? Would you ever put 6 kids in two bedrooms? Would that be total chaos at your house? Because our kids generally spend their waking There are a lot of ways to make a nice bedroom, but for kids there is an element of excitement that is just as important as bedroom size and style. As these pictures illustrate, a cool bedroom for children can be a virtual fantasy world in itself - in this A woman repeatedly warned by child welfare officials to stop leaving her young children unattended admitted to police that she locked three of them in a bedroom the night they died in a fire at her West Allis home. A criminal complaint filed Tuesday .