Joseph A. Buckhalt Ph.D.

Screens significantly suppress production of melatonin in teens. Key points Many factors are related to teens getting insufficient sleep. Teens are heavy users of smartphones and social media. Use of self-luminous devices at night suppresses melatonin, delaying sleep onset. Reducing screen time at night will help teens get more sleep and improve ability to focus attention in school. It is widely acknowledged that most adolescents do not get sufficient sleep, leading to lowered emotional...

Children's sleep can be affected by what peers do and say. Children and adolescents may experience many kinds of discrimination. These...

How can you prevent social media from stealing sleep hours? Social media is used by children and adolescents before bed and during the...