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Do parent media habits contribute to child global development?
Caroline Fitzpatrick1,2, Alexa Johnson2, Angélique Laurent1
1Department of Preschool and Elementary School Education, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Frontiers in Psychology
|January 25, 2024
Summary
Increased parent screen time is linked to lower child development scores. Limiting parent screen use may support early childhood development and well-being.
Area of Science:
- Child development
- Media psychology
- Public health
Background:
- Parents frequently use screen media, potentially displacing crucial parent-child interactions.
- High parent screen time may negatively impact early childhood development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between parent screen media use and child global development.
- To determine if increased parent screen time predicts poorer child development outcomes one year later.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal cohort study of 315 preschoolers and their parents in Nova Scotia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Parents reported daily screen time; child global development was assessed using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ).
Main Results:
- Parents averaged 6.35 hours/day of screen media use; children averaged 3.43 hours/day.
- Each additional hour of parent screen time was associated with a 1.25-point decrease in child global development scores (p < 0.05).
Conclusions:
- Parent screen use is a significant factor in children's media environment.
- Interventions promoting media wellness should address parental screen habits to support child development.
Keywords:
ages and stages questionnaireearly childhoodglobal developmentparent media useparent screen usepreschoolMore Related Videos
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