Digital Wellness & Quality of Sleep

Key Points:

• Digital Curfew: Designated time to turn off all electronic devices to reduce exposure to blue light and mental stimulation. This practice helps establish a consistent bedtime routine, promoting better sleep quality and overall health. 

• Benefits of Digital Curfew: Setting a specific time to turn off devices promotes a consistent bedtime routine, reduces nighttime exposure to screens, and improves sleep quality and duration. It also encourages healthy bedtime habits, like reading or meditating, that promote relaxation and better sleep

• Implementation Tips: Choose a reasonable time, ideally 1-2 hours before bed, to stop using screens, and replace screen time with calming activities like reading or meditating.

• Enforcement Strategies: Communicate the curfew within the household, use device features to limit screen time, and keep devices out of the bedroom.

• Healthy Habits: Encourages the development of other relaxing bedtime habits that help in winding down for the night.

• Sleep Improvement: Reducing nighttime exposure to screens aids in better sleep patterns and overall health.