Screens off before sleep
What it is
Israel's MoH says 2 screen-free hours before a child's sleep; AAP says at least one — for everyone. Wind down with something slower.
Always on
- Never feed a child or put them to sleep in front of a screen (MoH).
- Adults too: the evidence is weaker but the wind-down principle is the same — dim lights, no work, a book.
Related
Sources
- Screen exposure in early childhood — Israel Ministry of Health
- Digital ecosystems, children and adolescents (January 2026) — American Academy of Pediatrics
- Bedtime media-device access/use and sleep (meta-analysis, n=125,198) — Carter et al., JAMA Pediatrics
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