JAMA Pediatrics presents an editorial titled "Screens and Youth Sleep" by Lauren Hale, PhD1; Lauren E. Hartstein, PhD2; Chuan Zhou, PhD3. Published online March 16, 2026. doi: text@1.

💬 Editorial: Nighttime #ScreenUse is consistently linked to later sleep onset and poorer sleep quality among youth, with repeated within-person studies confirming direct associations between evening phone use and sleep disruption.

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#uk #parenting #autism #digitalparenting #screenuse #research #survey

The image is a recruitment flyer for a research study - the wording states: Participants Needed. Are you a parent or caregiver of an autistic child aged 8-18? Do you have views about their screen use? Complete a short survey to help us understand more about the role of media in their lives. It will take less than 20 minutes and your answers will be anonymous. You can also provide your email address to be entered into a competition to win one of ten Amazon vouchers (closing date 30th April). There is a QR code to follow, and the researcher's email address is also given.

My friend is currently recruiting for her PhD - if you are a parent / guardian / caregiver of an autistic young person (aged 8-18) and have views on their screen use, please consider taking part in this short survey.

#PhDSky #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #Parenting #AutisticChild #ScreenUse #Autism

Early Media Use Predicts Later Executive Function Difficulties Through Problematic Media Use: A Cross-Lagged Panel Model Testing Bidirectional Relations in Middle Childhood with an Early Childhood Med... Pervasive digital media use in early childhood raises concerns about problematic media use and executive functions. Yet, limited research has examined its long-term predictive effects and bidirecti...

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#mediapsychology #children #screenuse #executivefunction #development #problematicmedia #parenting #longitudinal

Graph showing sleep chronotype vs. parental warmth, split by sex. The y-axis is sleep chronotype and x-axis is parental warmth. The female line (orange) declines as parental warmth increases, while the male line (dark gray) increases.

Modifiable parental factors in early adolescence were associated with adolescent #sleep outcomes 4 years later, with #screenuse and emotional regulation serving as mediators. ja.ma/4mweHbz

New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Sleep Health!

Bedtime #screenuse, #sleep outcomes, and #sociodemographic associations
➡️ 71% of teens had an Internet-connected device in their bedroom
➡️ 25% were woken up in the past week by notifications

🔗 tinyurl.com/cr66wrzk @sleepfoundation.bsky.social

One hour’s screen use after going to bed increases your risk of insomnia by 59%, scientists find Using a screen in bed at night makes it much more likely you’ll sleep less and sleep badly — but social media use is no worse than any other form of screen use.

Don't read this in bed! #insomnia #screenuse #sleephygiene #frontiersin

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📢 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Current Opinion in Pediatrics!

Trends, #sociodemographic differences, #mentalhealth, & #physicalhealth effects of #socialmedia and #screenuse in early #adolescents

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New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @biomedcentral.bsky.social #Pediatrics

Parent, mealtime, and bedroom #ScreenUse associated with greater mature media consumption in young adolescents 🎮 🎞️ 🔗 tinyurl.com/maturemediaparenting @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @testaalex.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

Many children may be irritable when it's time to get off screens - how do you know when a child's behavior around #ScreenUse is problematic?

Learn more tips from digital addictions expert Dr. Clifford Sussman - watch our #AskTheExperts webinar on ADHD ➡️ bit.ly/3BVMGs0