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    THE EXPLAINER

    Aug 11, 2021 3 minutes
    by EMMA BYRNE

    HOW CAN I MAKE BEDTIME EASIER?

    here’s a genetic component to our need for sleep, so the number of hours varies between families. However much sleep your child needs, they’re far less likely to get it if they’re checking their screens at bedtime. In a 2019 study of 6,000 adolescents, those who used their phones in bed were likely to get to sleep later and to have less refreshing sleep.

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