ArticlePaediatrics & child health2017
Screen time and young children: Promoting health and development in a digital world.
Article in Paediatrics & child health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 142 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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142 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Screen Use, Child Development and Family Involvement in Children Aged 2-7 Years: A Systematic Review.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of intervention on screen time in preschoolers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Caught in the Web of the Net? Part I: Meta-analyses of Problematic Internet Use and Social Media Use in (Young) People with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2025Pooled it
- Early Childhood Screen Use Contexts and Cognitive and Psychosocial Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Timing of sedentary behaviour and access to sedentary activities in the bedroom and their association with sleep quality and duration in children and youth: a systematic review.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2022Pooled it
- Measurement of screen time among young children aged 0-6 years: A systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Pooled it
- The Relationships between Screen Use and Health Indicators among Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Associations Between Screen Use and Child Language Skills: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA pediatrics · 2020Pooled it
- Associations of screen time, sedentary time and physical activity with sleep in under 5s: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Sleep medicine reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of screentime on the health and well-being of children and adolescents: a systematic review of reviews.BMJ open · 2019Pooled it
- Stop and Play Digital Health Education Intervention for Reducing Excessive Screen Time Among Preschoolers From Low Socioeconomic Families: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Screen-time is associated with inattention problems in preschoolers: Results from the CHILD birth cohort study.PloS one · 2019Trial
- Barriers to Reducing Children's Screen Time and Associated Factors Among Mothers of Under-Five Children in Woliso City Administration, Oromia Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2026Article
- Changing Longitudinal Associations Between Home-Rearing Environments and Child Developmental Atypicality Across Two Decades.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Free sugar intake and dietary sources in rural Japanese infants aged 18-23 months.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
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- Screen Time, Unhealthy Eating Behaviors, and Associated Health Risks in Children: A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Questionnaires Used to Explore the Perspectives of Parents and Health Professionals on Young Children's Use of Technology: Systematic Review.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2026Review
- Excessive screen time and its associated factors among under-5 children in Woliso City Administration, Central Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- Functional constipation in Thai infants and toddlers: The role of genetic-gut-brain interaction and fiber supplementation.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2026Article
82 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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1 author.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The digital landscape is evolving more quickly than research on the effects of screen media on the development, learning and family life of young children. This statement examines the potential benefits and risks of screen media in children younger than 5 years, focusing on developmental, psychosocial and physical health. Evidence-based guidance to optimize and support children's early media experiences involves four principles: minimizing, mitigating, mindfully using and modelling healthy use of screens. Knowing how young children learn and develop informs best practice strategies for health care providers.
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