Toddlers playing with touch screens sleep less

PARIS: The more toddlers play with touch screen devices the less they sleep, according to a study released Thursday that suggests the findings could be cause for concern.

For every additional hour using a touch screen phone or tablet during the day, children aged six months to three years slept nearly 16 minutes less in each 24 hour period, researchers reported in the journal Scientific Reports.

But the study could not determine if the extra screen time was responsible for tiny tots sleeping less, or if the loss of shuteye had any adverse health effects. — AFP