Kids Who Sleep Near Smartphones May Get Less Sleep.

Children who slept in the same room as small screens such as smartphones got almost 21 fewer minutes of shuteye a night than those who didn’t, according to research published today by the journal Pediatrics. The two age groups studied -- about 9 years old and 12 years old -- also reported significantly less regular sleep with a phone nearby, possibly due to the buzz of text messages and Snapchats http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-05/kids-who-sleep-near-smartphones-get-less-shuteye-study.html