Artificial blue light from devices at night inhibits our ability to sleep. This can have a serious impact on the healthy brain development of children and teens over time.
As we all spend more time on our screens and the age kids get their first phone at decreases, it’s more vital than ever to encourage better bedtime routines and ‘sleep hygiene’.
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown out the rulebook for screentime, making it more important than ever to encourage healthy relationships with technology from a young age. Kozyfone™ is a tool to not only build positive sleeping habits, but also help reduce parent-child conflict around bedtime.
“Quality sleep is essential to health. Children’s relationships with their phones at ever younger ages interfere markedly with sleep.
Kozyfone™ could well be the path to ensuring a healthy night’s sleep for our children.”
- Daniel T. Williams, M.D.
Attending Psychiatrist, Columbia University Medical Center
Founding Director of the Pediatric Neuropsychiatry Service, Columbia University Medical Center
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How it Works
The Kozyfone™ should be placed and plugged outside of the child’s room. The child “tucking it in” should be part of the bedtime ritual, earlier rather than later. That is before changing into pajamas rather than the last thing before sleep.
Step 1: Tuck it in
Step 2: Leave it alone!
“Getting kids ready for bed for a good night’s sleep is critically important for their health, mental health, and academic success.
We know that set routines reduce the chance that sleep problems will develop, and we know that setting aside electronics for the night lets kids get the full rest they need.
Having both a tool like Kozyfone™ and a routine for its use spelled out by a clinical expert is a great advantage to parents.
This tool will help a family organize their nighttime routine and leave kids rested and prepared for the challenges and excitement of the next day.”
- Richard Gallagher, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist and first author of the award-winning parents’ book: “The Organized Child: An Effective Program to Maximize Your Kid’s Potential - in School and in Life”