Evidence is increasingly pointing towards the importance of early life strategies to prevent
childhood overweight and obesity. This systematic review synthesizes qualitative research …

Preschoolers already spend significant proportions of their waking hours being sedentary.
Screen time (ie television/DVD viewing and computer use) has been negatively associated …

The growth of mobile device access and ownership has yielded many opportunities and
challenges for raising healthy digital media consumers. As adoption of mobile and internet …

Contemporary mobile technologies offer tablets and smartphones that elicit young children's
active participation in various educational apps, dramatically transforming playing, learning …

Objective To determine the television-, DVD-, and video-viewing habits of children younger
than 2 years. Design A telephone survey of 1009 parents of children aged 2 to 24 months …

Parents influence on their young children′ s physical activity (PA) behaviours was
examined in a sample of 102 preschool‐aged children (54 boys). Questionnaires regarding …

In recent years, we've developed a much better grasp of the biological and other factors
associated with the development of obesity. Reflecting our evolving understanding of …

Background Excessive engagement in screen time has several immediate and long-term
health implications among pre-school children. However, little is known about the factors …

Childhood obesity is a significant problem in the United States. A number of communication
campaigns and interventions have been conducted to combat the problem, with parents …

Use of screen devices has become a standard practice in modern parenting. Research has
shown that screen devices can be strategically used as tools, either for babysitting or for …