Joanne Jacobs
Screen-time limits linked to cognitive skills
Limiting kids’ recreational screen time to less than two hours a day boosts their brainpower, concludes a new study, reports Hamza Shaban...
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Joanne Jacobs
- Dec 20, 2017
- 1 min
Boston starts at 7:15 am, so teens can sleep in
To give teens more time to sleep, Boston Public Schools will start high schools later and elementary and K-8 schools earlier. Most high...
Joanne Jacobs
- Nov 3, 2017
- 1 min
Sleepy teens
Teens aren’t getting enough sleep, concludes an analysis by Jean Twenge, a San Diego State psychology professor. In two surveys, 40...
Joanne Jacobs
- Sep 3, 2017
- 2 min
Too young for a smartphone?
The average child gets his or her first smartphone at age 10, but some parents are pledging to keep their kids smartphone-free till...
Joanne Jacobs
- Aug 27, 2017
- 1 min
Sleepy teens: High schools start too early
More than four in five high schools start the day earlier than sleep researchers recommend, reports Sarah D. Sparks in Education Week....
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 22, 2017
- 1 min
Why owls get lower grades
When schools start before 9 am, “owls” get lower grades than “larks,” concludes a new paper in Scientific Reports, writes Helge...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 20, 2017
- 1 min
Schools push back start times
U.S. schools are beginning to push back start times to give teens more time to sleep, reports Chris Weller on Business Insider. The...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 12, 2017
- 1 min
The $10,000 nap
Colleges and high schools are creating “nap clubs” and offering pricey “nap pods” to encourage students to get more sleep, reports Rob...
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