Doctors Confirm Mom’s Wisdom: ‘Get to Bed, It’s a School Night’

Now that schools have been back in session for a while, doctors are saying, “Well, your mom is right – time to turn the phone off and get to bed,” because you really do need a good night’s sleep. Dr. Simone Fearon, a cardiologist with ThedaCare Cardiovascular Care, points to information from the American Heart Association and others. She says it shows that for their mental, emotional and physical health, teens should turn screens off well before bedtime. “The laptop, the TV, the cell phone, the smartphone, what I would recommend is at least two hours, before bedtime,” she urges. Fearon says research confirms what parents always say – that foggy feeling you get without enough sleep means poorer learning, worse decision making and long-term issues with physical health. So turn off the computer and get to bed!