Parenting and Media Boundaries

Caffeinated coffee is recommended to stop by 2 p.m. to avoid harming sleep. Parents are advised to delay and restrict media, especially violent imagery and addictive games. Phones should be removed at bedtime so children can disconnect from conflict, games, bullying, and stimulation. Children are advised to sleep in truly dark rooms, and unnecessary nightlights are discouraged. Caffeine abuse is framed as a sleep hygiene problem, with energy drinks singled out for criticism. The snooze alarm is described as harmful because it fragments sleep and repeats the hardest part of waking. The article recommends that children not sleep with phones, laptops, or connected devices in their rooms.