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Screen Time and Developmental Health

The study investigated the association between screen time and developmental health in preschool-aged children in Canada. It found that children with over an hour of daily screen time were more likely to be vulnerable in physical, social, emotional, language/cognitive, and communication development. Daily screen time exceeding recommended limits of one hour was negatively associated with developmental health outcomes. The study recommends limiting young children's screen time to one hour per day.

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Screen Time and Developmental Health

The study investigated the association between screen time and developmental health in preschool-aged children in Canada. It found that children with over an hour of daily screen time were more likely to be vulnerable in physical, social, emotional, language/cognitive, and communication development. Daily screen time exceeding recommended limits of one hour was negatively associated with developmental health outcomes. The study recommends limiting young children's screen time to one hour per day.

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"Screen time and developmental health: results from an early childhood study in Canada":

Problem The study aims to investigate the association between screen time and developmental health
in preschool-aged children in Canada. It addresses the concern that longer hours of screen time may
have negative impacts on children's healthy development.

Research Methodology

 The study included 2,983 children in British Columbia, Canada, who entered Kindergarten in
public elementary schools in 2019.

 Data was collected through parent reports on children's screen time, health behaviors,
demographics, and family income upon kindergarten entry in September 2019.

 Teacher reports on children's developmental health were collected halfway through the school
year in February 2020.

 Screen time was assessed using the Childhood Experiences Questionnaire.

 Developmental health was measured using the Early Development Instrument, covering five
domains: physical, social, emotional, language and cognition, and communication skills.

 Logistic regression analyses with generalized estimating equations were used to examine the
association between screen time and developmental health outcomes, adjusting for child
demographics, family income, and other health behaviors.

Findings

 Children with more than one hour of daily screen time were more likely to be vulnerable in all
five developmental health domains.

 Physical health and wellbeing: OR=1.41, p=0.058

 Social competence: OR=1.60, p=0.004

 Emotional maturity: OR=1.29, p=0.097

 Language and cognitive development: OR=1.81, p=0.006

 Communication skills: OR=1.60, p=0.015

 An interaction effect between income and screen time on developmental health outcomes was
non-significant.

Conclusions

 Daily screen time exceeding the recommended one-hour limit for young children, as suggested
by the Canadian 24-h Movement Guidelines, is negatively associated with developmental health
outcomes in early childhood.

 Screen-based activities should be limited for young children.

Recommendations
 The study suggests that screen time for young children should be limited to one hour per day,
following the recommendations of the Canadian 24-h Movement Guidelines for Children and
Youth.

 Future research should focus on understanding the underlying mechanisms through which
screen time is linked to developmental vulnerabilities in early childhood.

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-12701-3

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