School Children not getting enough sleep

1. Why are school children not getting enough sleep?
2. On average, how many years of our life do we spend sleeping?
3. Why is it vital for children to sleep at night?
4. What group age has been interviewed all over the UK? How many children have taken part in the survey?
5. What has the BBC questionnaire shown?
6. What does Louis say about being affected by technological devices?
7. What’s mainly causing a lot of the problems?

KEY

1. Why are school children not getting enough sleep? TV, mobile phones and video games are keeping them up at night.

2. On average, how long do we spend sleeping? 27 years of our lives.

3. Why is it vital for children to sleep at night? It helps young bodies and brains to grow.

4. What group age has been interviewed all over the UK? How many children have taken part in the survey? Over 1000 children aged between 9-11.

5. What has the BBC questionnaire showed? Most of the children go to bed at 9.30 and a quarter of them go to bed at 10 or later.

6. What does Louis say about being affected by technological devices? He could do with more sleep, he feels tired in the morning and he thinks it affects school.

7. What’s mainly causing a lot of the problems? Video games and mobile phones but the biggest culprit is TV. Over half of them have a TV in their bedrooms.