{"id":231,"date":"2015-05-19T20:55:50","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T16:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.aas.ru\/director\/?p=231"},"modified":"2015-05-19T20:55:50","modified_gmt":"2015-05-19T16:55:50","slug":"the-importance-of-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zimplicity.hopto.org\/techtied\/?p=231","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"

At our most recent parent forum on technology, we discussed, as one of the many topics, the important aspect of sleep and the implications of technology to disrupt healthy sleep patterns. I’m going to attempt to compile here a set of the various resources that can help\u00a0clarify the research on sleep and sleep habits. In 2013, I led a parent coffee reflecting on the book Nurture Shock<\/a>\u00a0and this same topic amongst others. Chapter 2 of the book was dedicated to the most recent research on sleep patterns amongst children. It found on average that children\u00a0have lost almost\u00a0an hour of sleep per night since about a decade ago for a variety of reasons. \u00a0Television and technology have both played a big role in this loss.<\/p>\n

It is important to note that significant\u00a0research is now building up on this topic. \u00a0At our parent forum a few weeks ago, we discussed the importance of creating a safe and electronics free sleeping environment. The bottom line is that both<\/span> quality and quantity count. \u00a0Quality sleep only comes from a safe, dark, cool, and quiet environment.<\/p>\n

Therefore, I would be in favor of the following in the home:<\/p>\n