Sleep & Video Games

“My kids like to stay up late and play video games (so does their fathe!). Yes, it’s hard for them to wake up in the morning, but they are only kids once. So why should I make them go to bed earlier?”

Lack of enough sleep can damage brain function over time There are emerging concerns about increasing instances of violent behaviors—some of which may be attached to sleep deprivation. Staying up late to play with electronics and their blue light, makes it difficult to fall asleep when the kids finally do go to bed, negatively impacting both the quantity and quality of sleep. The hippocampus, the brain’s search engine and key in the process of storing new memories, can be severely impacted by just one night of sleep deprivation, significantly lowering the brain’s ability to memorize and store new information.

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