ArticleBMC obesity2018
Mothers' and fathers' media parenting practices associated with young children's screen-time: a cross-sectional study.
Article in BMC obesity, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
54 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Impact of Modifiable Parenting Factors on the Screen Use of Children Five Years or Younger: A Systematic Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring the perception of parents on children's screentime: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.Pediatric research · 2023Pooled it
- Association of Screen Time With Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems in Children 12 Years or Younger: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Screen Time Parenting Practices and Associations with Preschool Children's TV Viewing and Weight-Related Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Media Parenting Practices and Early Adolescent Cyberbullying: Findings From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2026Article
- Trends and Behavioral Correlates of Excessive Screen Time Among Swedish Adolescents: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study (2017-2023).Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Parenting in the Digital Era: Quantitative and Qualitative Insights from Families of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Maternal Screen-Related Behaviors, Toddler Screen Use, and Toddler BMI in Mexican American Families: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2026Article
- Prospective associations between media parenting practices and adolescent video game use.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2026Article
- A qualitative study examining household context and parental perspectives on preschoolers' digital media use guidelines.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Screen time and sweet consumption in preschool children: a cross-sectional study.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2026Article
- Parenting stress and young children's problematic media use: the serial mediating roles of parental phubbing and parent-child conflict.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- A stepwise approach to designing and delivering the SCHeLTI trial community-family-mother-child obesity prevention intervention.MethodsX · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Patterns of Digital Parenting Restrictions and Adolescent Screen Use: Insights from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- The Good Start Matters mHealth Parenting Program: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Screen-Related Parenting Practices in Mexican American Families with Toddlers: Development of Culturally- and Contextually-Relevant Scales.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Longitudinal associations between child, parenting, home and neighbourhood factors and children's screen time through 4 to 7 years of age.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Impact of Parental Behaviors on Children's Lifestyle, Dietary Habits, Screen Time, Sleep Patterns, Mental Health, and BMI: A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Associations between media parenting practices and early adolescent consumption of R-rated movies and mature-rated video games.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Associations between media parenting practices and early adolescent screen use.Pediatric research · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundA major contributor to the growing obesity crisis is screen based sedentary behaviour among young children. Media parenting practices may be an important determinant of children's screen time, however published research exploring the influence of parenting practices on children's screen time has mainly focused on children's television use and the parenting practices of the mother. This study examined children's use of mobile media devices (as well as television use) and included the role of fathers in media parenting, allowing a fuller understanding of the role mothers' and fathers' media parenting practices play on children's screen time in the current media environment.
methodsSecondary data analysis was conducted using data from 62 children between 1.5 and 5 years of age and their parents (39 mothers, 25 fathers), who were part of the Guelph Family Health Study - phase 2 pilot. Linear regression using generalized estimating equations was used to examine associations between media parenting practices and children's weekday and weekend screen-time.
resultsMothers' screen-time modeling, mealtime screen use, and use of screens to control behaviour were positively associated with children's weekday screen-time. Mothers' practices of monitoring screen-time and limiting screen-time were inversely associated with children's weekday screen-time. Fathers' mealtime screen use was positively associated with children's weekday screen-time; whereas fathers' monitoring screen-time and limiting setting were inversely associated with children's weekday screen-time. Fathers' modeling and use of screens to control behaviour was not significantly associated with children's weekday screen time. While most associations were similar for weekend day screen time there were a few differences: Fathers' use of screens to control behaviour was positively associated with children's weekend screen-time. Mothers' and fathers' modeling and mealtime screen use were not significantly associated with children's weekend screen time.
conclusionMothers' and fathers' media parenting practices were associated with children's screen-time. Interventions aimed at reducing children's screen-time should address both mothers' and fathers' media parenting practices.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.