Parenting style and family type, but not child temperament, are associated with television viewing time in children at two years of age

Howe, Anna; Heath, Anne‐Louise M; Lawrence, Julie; Galland, Barbara; Gray, Andrew; Taylor, Barry; Sayers, Rachel; Taylor, Rachael W.

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“…On the other hand, children with more screen time in the early years of life were associated with negative parenting, including relaxed and strict parenting, but were inversely related to nurturing parenting in the subsequent year. Our findings on associations between screen time and different patterns of parenting styles support previous studies . However, parenting styles were not related to television viewing with and without computer or tablet use in toddlers, preschool and school‐aged children in some studies .…”

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“…Our findings on associations between screen time and different patterns of parenting styles support previous studies . However, parenting styles were not related to television viewing with and without computer or tablet use in toddlers, preschool and school‐aged children in some studies . Such contradictions between studies could plausibly be due to differences in many factors.…”

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“…Parental media use was therefore partially obtained via the 24‐hour media diary used in this study. Furthermore, one study did not find any associations between child temperament and electronic screen time, especially in populations with high socioeconomic status . Nonetheless, the strength of this present study lies in the nature of longitudinal cohort where it could provide some insights about direct and indirect associations of the studied variables, although causal relationships could not be drawn.…”

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“…15 Parenting styles, caregiving behaviours and mother-child interactions have been demonstrated to influence children's screen time, especially background media exposure. [16][17][18] This paper refers to three types of parenting styles. Authoritarian (strict) parents are often thought of as disciplinarians and their style is characterised by one-way communication and common punishment with rules that are enforced, but not explained.…”

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Positive mother‐child interactions and parenting styles were associated with lower screen time in early childhood

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Aim This study examined long‐term associations between mother‐child interactions and parenting styles and electronic screen time. Methods We studied 280 healthy children (53.2% girls) enrolled at a mean age of 36 ± 0.4 months from February 2015 to September 2016. The study included retrospective data on 267 children who had been recruited from medical facilities in Thailand at 6 months of age. Mother‐child interaction, parenting styles and screen time were assessed at various ages and path analyses were performed to elucidate the directionality and relationships between the variables. Results Increased mother‐child interaction at 18 months of age was positively associated with less screen time at 2 and 3 years of age. Likewise, nurturing authoritative parenting at 3 years of age was directly related to lower media exposure at 4 years. The total screen time at younger ages had positive direct relationships with relaxed permissive and strict authoritarian parenting styles, but negative direct relationships with nurturing authoritative parenting in subsequent years. Conclusion Early mother‐child interaction and nurturing authoritative parenting were associated with subsequent decreased screen time, while media exposure at the age of two was related to relaxed permissive and strict authoritarian parenting at 3 years of age.

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“…So preschoolers' screen-using behavior needs specific attention and deep observation. In addition, there were still lots of factors affecting the amount of time children spent on screen, like parenting style and family type (Howe et al, 2017). Besides, another study has shown that parental screen time were positively associated with children's screen time (Lauricella, Wartella, & Rideout, 2015).…”

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Book or screen? a preliminary study on preschool children's reading and ICT using behaviors

Han

Yan

2019

Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Tech

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Question: Due to the ubiquity of various newly emerging information and communication technologies (ICT), numerous preschoolers have obvious preferences toward electronic devices and interfaces over printed books. Given that excessive exposure to screen usually result in problems in both physical and psychological aspects, it is essential to have a brief overview of the preschoolers' reading and ICT using behavior and a deeper understanding on how parental factors affect children with respect to their reading and ICT using behaviors.Methods: In‐depth interview is employed in this study, the sample of which includes forty parents of twenty preschool children aged from 1.5 years to 6 years. Then we analyzed the data with the means of text coding and correlation analysis.Findings: There was a negative association between child's reading time and screen‐viewing time. The same result occurred among parental reading and ICT behavior. Reading time duration of parents was correlated with that of preschool children. As for ICT using, preschool children frequently learnt from mothers' ICT activities, instead of fathers'.

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Early-Life Digital Media Experiences and Development of Atypical Sensory Processing

Heffler,

Acharya,

Subedi

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JAMA Pediatr

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ImportanceAtypical sensory processing is challenging for children and families, yet there is limited understanding of its associated risk factors.ObjectiveTo determine the association between early-life digital media exposure and sensory processing outcomes among toddlers.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis multicenter US study used data that were analyzed from the National Children’s Study (NCS), a cohort study of environmental influences on child health and development, with enrollment from 2011 to 2014. Data analysis was performed in 2023. The study included children enrolled in the NCS at birth whose caregivers completed reports of digital media exposure and sensory processing.ExposuresChildren’s viewing of television or video at 12 months (yes or no), 18 months, and 24 months of age (hours per day).Main Outcomes and measuresSensory processing was reported at approximately 33 months of age on the Infant/Toddler Sensory Profile. Quadrant scores (low registration, sensation seeking, sensory sensitivity, and sensation avoiding) were categorized into groups representing typical, high, and low sensory-related behaviors, and multinomial regression analyses were performed.ResultsA total of 1471 children (50% male) were included. Screen exposure at 12 months of age was associated with a 2-fold increased odds of being in the high category of low registration (odds ratio [OR], 2.05; 95% CI, 1.31-3.20), while the odds of being in the low category instead of the typical category decreased for sensation seeking (OR, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.35-0.87), sensation avoiding (OR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.50-0.94), and low registration (OR, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.44-0.92). At 18 months of age, greater screen exposure was associated with increased risk of high sensation avoiding (OR, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.03-1.46) and low registration (OR, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.04-1.44). At 24 months of age, greater screen exposure was associated with increased risk of high sensation seeking (OR, 1.20; 95% CI, 1.02-1.42), sensory sensitivity (OR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.05-1.49), and sensation avoiding (OR, 1.21; 95% CI, 1.03-1.42).Conclusions and RelevanceIn this cohort study, early-life digital media exposure was associated with atypical sensory processing outcomes in multiple domains. These findings suggest that digital media exposure might be a potential risk factor for the development of atypical sensory profiles. Further research is needed to understand the relationship between screen time and specific sensory-related developmental and behavioral outcomes, and whether minimizing early-life exposure can improve subsequent sensory-related outcomes.

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Parenting style and family type, but not child temperament, are associated with television viewing time in children at two years of age

Cited by 31 publications

References 54 publications

Positive mother‐child interactions and parenting styles were associated with lower screen time in early childhood

Positive mother‐child interactions and parenting styles were associated with lower screen time in early childhood

Book or screen? a preliminary study on preschool children's reading and ICT using behaviors

Early-Life Digital Media Experiences and Development of Atypical Sensory Processing

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