OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of parental television viewing on children's television
viewing compared with traditional predictors such as household television access, parental
rules, and demographic characteristics of the child, parent, and household. METHODS: An
online survey using national samples of 1550 parents with children in 3 age groups
(children≤ 5 years, children aged 6–11 years, and adolescents aged 12–17 years),
weighted to be representative of US parents with children in each age group. Adolescents …