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I am the parents of two teenagers and I figured this out years ago, before any of these two large national surveys were done.
A 2014 study found that 80 percent of teens admitted to using their phones when they were supposed to be sleeping – a practice some call "vamping." Some said they stayed up most of the night when their parents thought they were asleep.
Teens are sneaky little bastards. That said the easy way is to make them turn their phones in at bedtime. That however can prove elusive sometimes. I put Screen Time on my kids phones, and BAM! I was immediately the most popular person in the house. However, all that said, even though what is written in the article referenced above is an obvious call out, the author, Jean M. Twenge, is the author of iGen as well. You can grab it at Amazon and it is a very good read.
A 2014 study found that 80 percent of teens admitted to using their phones when they were supposed to be sleeping – a practice some call "vamping." Some said they stayed up most of the night when their parents thought they were asleep.
Teens are sneaky little bastards. That said the easy way is to make them turn their phones in at bedtime. That however can prove elusive sometimes. I put Screen Time on my kids phones, and BAM! I was immediately the most popular person in the house. However, all that said, even though what is written in the article referenced above is an obvious call out, the author, Jean M. Twenge, is the author of iGen as well. You can grab it at Amazon and it is a very good read.
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