Media and Young Minds
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This Policy Statement was revised. See https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2025-075320. Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers are now growing up in environments saturated with a variety of traditional and new technologies, which they are adopting at increasing rates. Although there has been much hope for the educational potential of interactive media for young children, accompanied by fears about their overuse during this crucial period of rapid brain development, research in this area still remains limited. This policy statement reviews the existing literature on television, videos, and mobile/interactive technologies; their potential for educational benefit; and related health concerns for young children (0 to 5 years of age). The statement also highlights areas in which pediatric providers can offer specific guidance to families in managing their young children’s media use, not only in terms of content or time limits, but also emphasizing the importance of parent–child shared media use and allowing the child time to take part in other developmentally healthy activities.
Child Development and Digital Technology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Social Media and Politics
Problematic phone use, depression, and technology interference among mothers
Family Meal Environment Differentially Conditions the Prospective Association between Early Childhood Screen Time and Key Social Relationships in Adolescent Girls
Screen Time of Preschool-Aged Children and Their Mothers, and Children’s Language Development
Early Electronic Screen Exposure and Autistic-Like Behaviors among Preschoolers
Excessive Screen Media Use in Preschoolers Is Associated with Poor Motor Skills
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The Family And ICT
ADHD diagnosis and methylphenidate consumption in children and adolescents
Development and Validation of a New Gadget Addiction Scale (Screen Dependency Scale) among Pre-School Children in Malaysia
Parenting a Toddler in the Era of Pervasive Screens
Socioeconomic and Familial Factors Associated with Gross Motor Skills among US Children Aged 3–5 Years
Effects of Parental Involvement in a Preschool-Based Eye Health Intervention Regarding Children’s Screen Use in China
Exploring the Impact of Covid-19 on Children's Social Media Usage
State Licensing Regulations on Screen Time in Childcare Centers
Media Use and Child Development
Presence at a distance
Not all babies are in the same boat
Toddler's memory and media—Picture book reading and watching video content are associated with memory at 2 years of age
Developmental trajectories of picture‐based object representations during the first year of life
Longitudinal associations between parents' prosocial behavior and media use and young children's prosocial development
Asociaciones entre atención conjunta y estimulación en el hogar en contexto de Covid-19
Access and Use of Digital Technologies in Early Childhood
Measuring effects of screen time on the development of children in the Philippines
Associations of parental attitudes and health behaviors with children’s screen time over four years
Early childhood educators’ provision of remote learning during Covid-19
Children's excessive digital media use, mental health problems and the protective role of parenting during Covid-19
Mobile devices compared to non-digital toy play
Trajectories of screen use during early childhood
Patterns of parent media use
“It's fun!” using students' voices to understand the impact of school digital technology integration on their well-being
Can children benefit from early internet exposure? Short- and long-term links between internet use, digital skill, and academic performance
A unified ecological framework for studying effects of digital places on well-being
Prevalence and factors associated with multidimensional child deprivation
Infants’ and toddlers’ digital media use and mothers’ mental health
Individuals' perceptions of technology and its relationship with ambition, unemployment, loneliness and insomnia in the Gulf
The association between screen time exposure and myopia in children and adolescents
The Cambridge Handbook of Computing Education Research
The Library Screen Scene
Keep Calm and Log On
Impact of parents mobile device use on parent-child interaction
Development of a consensus statement on the role of the family in the physical activity, sedentary, and sleep behaviours of children and youth
Conceptualizing Digital Stress in Adolescents and Young Adults
Screen Time for Children and Adolescents During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Screen time and young children
Barriers and facilitators to young children's physical activity and sedentary behaviour
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity
Technoference
Association Between Screen Time and Children’s Performance on a Developmental Screening Test
Associations Between Screen Use and Child Language Skills
“Nonsense screen days” and children’s agency
School-Issued Devices for Home Use in Kindergarten through 5th Grade and Parent Perceptions of Child Learning, Behavior, and Conflict
Pilot Study of a Screen-Free Week
Screen Media Exposure in Early Childhood and Its Relation to Children’s Self-Regulation
Navigating screen time and language development
Screen Time and Autism
Toddler Screen Time
Screen time and associated risks in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders during a discrete Covid-19 lockdown period
Foundations of Pediatric Lifestyle Medicine
Proportion of preschool-aged children meeting the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and associations with adiposity
Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (0–4 years)
Home and Community Participation Patterns, Quality of Life and Family Routines among Preschool Children with ADHD
Media and Young Minds
Perspectives on Technology-Assisted Relaxation Approaches to Support Mind-Body Skills Practice in Children and Teens
Social Media Use and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms
Sociodemographic Correlates of Parental Co-Participation in Digital Media Use and Physical Play of Preschool-Age Children
Association of Lifestyle Factors and Neuropsychological Development of 4-Year-Old Children
Associations between Parent Attitudes and on- and off-Screen Behaviours of Preschool Children in Singapore
From Risk to Advantage
Prevalence, correlates, and trajectory of screen viewing among Chinese children in Changsha
Global effect of Covid-19 pandemic on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep among 3- to 5-year-old children
Development and Psychometric Properties of the Sleep Parenting Scale for Infants
Screen Time Parenting Practices and Associations with Preschool Children’s TV Viewing and Weight-Related Outcomes
Prevalence and Determinants of Excessive Screen Viewing Time in Children Aged 3–15 Years and Its Effects on Physical Activity, Sleep, Eye Symptoms and Headache
Screen Time Matters
Digital Media Exposure and Predictors for Screen Time in 12-Month-Old Children
A Comparison of Weight-Related Behaviors of Hispanic Mothers and Children by Acculturation Level
Screens and Preschools
Emotional Reactivity and Behavioral Problems in Preschoolers
Gaming disorder and psychological distress among Iranian adolescents
Children’s Environmental Health in the Digital Era
The Dark Side of Multimedia Devices
Screen viewing behavior and sleep duration among children aged 2 and below
The impact of parental migration on screen exposure among children aged 1–66 months in rural China
Digital Exposure in Early Childhood
Maternal distress, parenting stress, maladaptive parenting and children’s problematic media use in China
Longitudinal Predictors of Self-Regulation at School Entry
Effect of Maternal Factors on Problematic Smartphone Use among Elementary School Children
Screen Time and Sleep of Rural and Urban South African Preschool Children
Influence of Lifestyle Habits in the Development of Obesity during Adolescence
Swipes vs. Strides
Barriers to Optimal Child Sleep among Families with Low Income
Association between screen exposure and language development delay during the Covid-19 pandemic for 18–72 months children in China
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors of Young Children
Correlation Between Screen Time and Autistic Symptoms as Well as Development Quotients in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
A Survey of Screen Media Access and Use in Primary School Children’s Households
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Problematic Media Use
The Bandit Effect
El trastorno del espectro autista en la actualidad, abordado para el médico general
Empowering parents’ role towards digital well-being of preschoolers
Sanal Otizm
Infant Self-Regulation and Early Childhood Media Exposure
Salivary Cortisol Mediates Effects of Poverty and Parenting on Executive Functions in Early Childhood
Putting Education in “Educational” Apps
Patterns of Mobile Device Use by Caregivers and Children During Meals in Fast Food Restaurants
Use of Mobile Technology to Calm Upset Children
The Impact of Background Television on Parent–Child Interaction
The Effects of Background Television on the Toy Play Behavior of Very Young Children
Skype Me! Socially Contingent Interactions Help Toddlers Learn Language
Maternal Mobile Device Use During a Structured Parent–Child Interaction Task
Audible Television and Decreased Adult Words, Infant Vocalizations, and Conversational Turns
Exposure and Use of Mobile Media Devices by Young Children
Media Use in School-Aged Children and Adolescents
Associations between Media Viewing and Language Development in Children Under Age 2 Years
Trajectories of Early Television Contact in Japan
Tap, click, read
Affordances and limitations of electronic storybooks for young children's emergent literacy
The relation between television exposure and executive function among preschoolers
Television and Very Young Children
| Unique citing works | 227 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 25,22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 192 |