1 in 3 teenagers do this unhealthy thing in the middle of the night

1 in 3 teenagers do this unhealthy thing in the middle of the night1 in 3 teenagers do this unhealthy thing in the middle of the nightOne in three teenagers (36%) report waking up at least once per night and checking their phones, according to a new survey of 1,000 parents and their kids concerning from Common Sense Media.The survey was about parents, teens, screens, and sleep. And if you think taking your phone to bed with you is crazy, youre obviously not a teenager (or a Millennial).Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moraTeenage dreamsA majority (68%) of teenagers take their devices to bed with them, meaning they keep it within reach. A third of those actually sleep with the phones in the bed.While a third of teens are waking up once a night to check their phone, a quarter of their parents do the same thing. And 62% of parents sleep with their phones in reach.What are they doing in the nighttime hours when they wake up and check their phones? Both parents and teenagers reported mostly social-media or responding to a notification (turn those off). Some simply couldnt sleep.More than half of parents (52%) say they spent too much time on their phones. Thats up 23 percentage points since 2016, when Common Sense conducted a similar survey.However, teenagers arent worried. More of them think they spend just the right amount of time of their phone (47%, as compared with 29% in 2016).However, this chart is revealing.Still, everyone in the household reported feeling distracted. The majority of parents (54%) and kids (58%) say they are distracted by their mobile devices once a day or more. Parents feel that their kids are distracted (69%), and kids feel that their parents are distracted (44%).However, the majority of family members dont think their constant cell use is hurting their relationships. Parents (55%) and kids (72%) says that the use of their mobile devices ha s had no impact on their family relationships. Still, that leaves a third of parents who do think their childs cell-phone use has hurt their relationship (only 9% of kids think their relationship with a parent has been hurt because of mobile device use).Maybe families could start by banning phones at dinner and in bed?You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people