increasing screen time in toddlers; new immun guidelines kids/adults
Children’s screen time has increased dramatically for those <2 years old (see screen time in kids jamapeds2109 in dropbox, or doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.5546 ) Details: -- screen time usage based on diary data from the 1997 and 2014 Child Development Supplement of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, a population-based representative sample of US children -- 1327 children under 6 years old in 1997 were compared with 443 children in 2014, stratified into 2 cohorts: 0 to 2 years old and 3 to 5 years -- in 1997 screen time was defined as time spent on any activity while watching TV or videotapes plus electronic video games and home computer related activities. In 2014 screen time was defined as television, videotapes, digital video disc, game devices, computer, cell phone, smart phone, tablet, electronic reader, and children’s learning devices -- children were divided into those who were high-users vs low-users, based on median screen time within the ag...