From Bedtime to Screen Time: Why Kids are Too Tired (38 min.)
In this presentation, Dr. Rebecca Robbins explains the importance of adequate sleep for children’s health and development. Dr. Robbins also discusses the relationship between screen use and sleep in pediatric populations. She provides multiple approaches to optimizing sleep for youth. This presentation was recorded at the Identifying and Addressing Problematic Interactive Media Use (PIMU) Conference on February 4, 2026.
$50.00
Description
Rebecca Robbins, MSc, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor, Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Scientist, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this educational program, learners will be able to:
- Learn about the importance of sleep for health and development
- Learn about the dangers of insufficient sleep for pediatric populations
- Learn about the dangers of screen use and sleep for pediatric populations
In support of improving patient care, Boston Children’s Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Social Worker
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Boston Children’s Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Boston Children’s Hospital maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 0.75 ACE CE continuing education credits.
Psychologist
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs. This course has been approved for 0.75 continuing education credits.
Physician
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
Physician Assistant
Boston Children’s Hospital has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Nurse
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this activity for 0.75 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Policy
Boston Children’s Hospital adheres to all ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. It is Boston Children’s policy that those who have influenced the content of a CE activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that Boston Children’s may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.
Disclosure Statement
The following planners, speakers, and content reviewers, on behalf of themselves, have reported the following relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients:
David Bickham, PhD: None
Michael Rich, MD, MPH: Point32 Health – Research funding
Rebecca Robbins, MSc, PhD, MS: Oura Ring: Medical Advisory Board
Additional information
| Credit Type | AAPA Category 1 (Physician Assistant), AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (MD, DO, NP, PA), APA CE (Psychologist), ASWB ACE (Social Worker), Contact Hours (Nurse, Nurse Practitioner) |
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| Topic | Mental and Behavioral Health, Preventative Pediatrics/Well-Child Care, Adolescent Medicine, Family Medicine, General Pediatrics, Media Use, Primary Care, Sleep Medicine |
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