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| Children 'missing out on sleep' | Children 'missing out on sleep' |
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| Video games, mobile phones and TV are keeping children up at night, answers to a BBC questionnaire suggest. | |
| Newsround sent a questionnaire to 1,000 children aged between nine and 11 at schools across the UK. | |
| Most said they went to bed at 2130, but a quarter said bedtime was 2200 or later and half said they were not getting enough sleep and wanted more. | Most said they went to bed at 2130, but a quarter said bedtime was 2200 or later and half said they were not getting enough sleep and wanted more. |
| Health experts have linked a lack of sleep to problems with concentration, behaviour and school work. | Health experts have linked a lack of sleep to problems with concentration, behaviour and school work. |
| About half the children asked said they were staying up to play on computer games or their mobile phones or to watch television. | About half the children asked said they were staying up to play on computer games or their mobile phones or to watch television. |
| ADHD 'link' | ADHD 'link' |
| More than half of the children taking part said they had a television in their bedroom. | More than half of the children taking part said they had a television in their bedroom. |
| Lewis, who is 10 and from Liverpool, told Newsround he shares his bedroom and there are a lot of distractions at bedtime. | Lewis, who is 10 and from Liverpool, told Newsround he shares his bedroom and there are a lot of distractions at bedtime. |
| Bedtime is usually 2200 for Lewis | Bedtime is usually 2200 for Lewis |
| "I play on my games. It takes me until 10 o'clock to go to sleep. I am tired in the morning," he said. | "I play on my games. It takes me until 10 o'clock to go to sleep. I am tired in the morning," he said. |
| For children aged 10, experts recommend at least 10 hours of sleep a night. | For children aged 10, experts recommend at least 10 hours of sleep a night. |
| Of the children who filled in the questionnaire, 314 out of 1,083 said they went to bed at 2130, 272 said 2100. | Of the children who filled in the questionnaire, 314 out of 1,083 said they went to bed at 2130, 272 said 2100. |
| A total of 277 said they stayed up until 2200 or later. | A total of 277 said they stayed up until 2200 or later. |
| Scientists have linked a lack of sleep in children to problems with concentration and schoolwork. | Scientists have linked a lack of sleep in children to problems with concentration and schoolwork. |
| Energy levels can be lower and sleep-deprived children can be irritable or behave badly. | Energy levels can be lower and sleep-deprived children can be irritable or behave badly. |
| A recent study by academics in Finland suggested a good night's sleep could reduce hyperactivity and bad behaviour among children. | A recent study by academics in Finland suggested a good night's sleep could reduce hyperactivity and bad behaviour among children. |
| They said adequate sleep could improve behaviour in healthy children and reduce symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). | They said adequate sleep could improve behaviour in healthy children and reduce symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). |
| They said it was estimated that a third of US children do not get enough sleep. | They said it was estimated that a third of US children do not get enough sleep. |
| Do you think your children get enough sleep? Should children have televisions and computers in their bedrooms? Send us your comments using the form below. | Do you think your children get enough sleep? Should children have televisions and computers in their bedrooms? Send us your comments using the form below. |
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