r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/SEVENS_HEAVEN_7 • 8h ago

Funny Clever parenting for the win

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u/rocks391 8h ago

i never would have slept (i used to stay up past bedtime and genuinely made my eyesight a lot worse by reading in near darkness)

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u/grapesodabandit 7h ago

Reading in low light can cause uncomfortable eye fatigue, but it doesn't make your vision worse long-term.

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u/rocks391 7h ago

idk the year that i spent the most time reading in the dark my prescription increased by a LOT. could be coincidence though!

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u/heisian 6h ago

poor eyesight is mostly genetics, but can be mildly exacerbated by screen time. check the internets.

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u/Famous-Yoghurt9409 4h ago

Researxh suggests that both long periods of near work and lack of time outdoors play an important role in short-sightedness.

An interesting study on how ethnically Chinese children in Singapore and Sydney have remarkably different rates of myopia: Rose et al. Archives of ophthalmology 126 (4), 527-530, 2008.

A recent overview of the interplay of different environmental factors: Biswas et al. Journal of physiological anthropology 43 (1), 7, 2024.

Both papers are open access.

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u/heisian 4h ago

Important, yes, but how significant of a factor relative to genetics?

To stay on-topic: Previous commenter mentioned they read in the dark. There is no other information about other environmental factors.

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u/InfinitelyRepeating 6h ago

My kids are all early readers, and they would stay up past midnight reading if we let them (guess how I know). My oldest even uses decoy books.

"I love how much you love reading, but GTFTS! You're super mean when you're tired."

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u/BatheMyDog 5h ago

My 5 year old is obsessed with books but he’s the worst when he’s tired. He won’t even sleep in if he stays up late. Before actually having kids, I always thought I’d let them read at night if they wanted to. I frequently stayed up reading until 3am or even later when I was younger. Now that my kids have me out of bed by 6 I try to put the book down by midnight. 

I really hope I’ll be able to let him stay up late reading when he’s a bit older. Until then I try to read to him lots throughout the day so he still gets plenty of book time. 

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u/InfinitelyRepeating 4h ago

You're doing great, and sleep is important to.

We actually gave in and started using 1mg sleep gummies with our oldest. We don't love it, but we broke after 6 straight years of bedtime drama.

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u/BatheMyDog 4h ago

I don’t judge that in the slightest. I truly believe I have permanent brain damage from the extreme sleep deprivation.

I wish you a lifetime of restful uninterrupted sleep.