Screen time and preschool children: Promoting health and development in a digital world
Ponti M
Paediatrics & child health · 59 citations
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- Health markers and function
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- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Publication
- Published
- 2023-05-16 · Paediatr Child Health · vol. 28 · issue 3 · pp. 184–192
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Cited
- 158 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 124.8× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
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- 123 works
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- Free to read
- Research areas
- Child Development and Digital Technology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Educational Methods and Impacts
- Keywords
- screen time, preschool children, early childhood media exposure, COVID-19 pandemic, child development, psychosocial health, physical health, anticipatory guidance, early childhood educators, childcare workers, healthcare workers
1 author
From CA
- Michelle Ponti · correspondingCanadian Paediatric Society
Abstract
COVID-19 transformed the family media environment and spurred research on the effects of screen media exposure and use on young children. This update of a 2017 CPS statement re-examines the potential benefits and risks of screen media in children younger than 5 years, with focus on developmental, psychosocial, and physical health. Four evidence-based principles-minimizing, mitigating, mindfully using, and modelling healthy use of screens-continue to guide children's early experience with a rapidly changing media landscape. Knowing how young children learn and develop informs best practice for health care providers and early years professionals (e.g., early childhood educators, child care providers). Anticipatory guidance should now include child and family screen use in (and beyond) pandemic conditions.
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