Don’t you find it difficult to get your kids to shut off their electronic devices before bed? It’s a tough task but in the best interests of their health, it should and must be done because blue light delays sleep and it can affect your child in several ways including reducing sleep. It is the blue light emitted from electronic devices that not only delay sleep but also decreases alertness and upsets the circadian rhythm or the body’s internal clock to reset to a later sleeping schedule.
If you’re wondering how this is possible? Electronic screens that emit blue light delays the release of sleep inducing hormone called melatonin. When this happens frequently, your child will soon suffer from stress and sleep disorders.
1 Young America is sleeping later due to upset sleeping rhythms
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The main problem of such a condition affects a majority of teens whose circadian rhythms are gradually shifting due to excessive use of smartphones, ipads and laptops just before bed. The result is young Americans are going to sleep later than usual which is one of the major reasons for juvenile stress and poor health. Children are giving themselves a mini case of jet lag because of sleep deprivation.
Blue light negatively impacts sleep because of its short wavelength that has the ability to affect melatonin levels more than other wavelengths. The same negative impact can be caused by LED lights and fluorescent bulbs.
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