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Television viewing behaviour among pre‐schoolers: Implications for public health recommendations
Author(s) -
Cox Rachael,
Skouteris Helen,
Dell'Aquila Daniela,
Hardy Lousie L,
Rutherford Leonie
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/jpc.12041
Subject(s) - medicine , screen time , anxiety , formative assessment , early childhood , childhood obesity , developmental psychology , obesity , psychiatry , psychology , overweight , pedagogy
Excessive television (TV) viewing in early childhood has been associated with adverse cognitive and behavioural outcomes.[1-3] A recent review of the literature revealed that TV viewing in the formative pre-school years has also been linked with other health concerns including sleep difficulties, increased aggression, anxiety and obesity.[4] Given that early childhood is the time in which the foundations for future behaviours and habits are established and evidence shows that TV behaviours track from early childhood to adolescence,[5] it is not surprising that there has been much interest in determining an ‘appropriate’ amount of screen time for pre-schoolers. The aim of this paper is to review current recommendations around Australian pre-school children\u27s TV use and the implications of these guidelines when we consider current data pertaining to young children\u27s TV viewing behaviour