Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
Parenting News
Getting Your Kids Off the iPad Is Worth the Fight
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="runawaybunny" data-source="post: 623589" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/getting-your-kids-off-the-ipad-is-worth-the-fight-191447400.html" target="_blank"><strong>Getting Your Kids Off the iPad Is Worth the Fight - Yahoo</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/getting-your-kids-off-the-ipad-is-worth-the-fight-191447400.html" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1852609" target="_blank"><strong>Protective Effects of Parental Monitoring of Children’s Media Use - JAMA Pediatrics</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1852609" target="_blank"></a></p><p><strong>Importance</strong> Children spend more time with electronic media than they do in any other activity, aside from sleep. Many of the negative effects that stem from media exposure may be reduced by parental monitoring of children's media use; however, there lacks a clear understanding of the mechanisms and extent of these protective effects.</p><p></p><p><strong>Objective</strong> To determine the prospective effects of parental monitoring of children’s media on physical, social, and academic outcomes.</p><p></p><p><strong>Design, Setting, and Participants</strong> Prospective cohort design. Data were collected by in-home and in-school surveys in 2 communities in Iowa and Minnesota, where 1323 third- (n = 430), fourth- (n = 446), and fifth- (n = 423) grade students participated. A primary caregiver and teachers also provided data about the student.</p><p></p><p><strong>Interventions</strong> Participants in the current study were recruited to participate in a social ecological model–based obesity prevention program.</p><p></p><p><strong>Main Outcomes and Measures</strong> Body mass index, average weekly sleep, school performance, prosocial behavior, and aggressive behavior.</p><p></p><p><strong>Results</strong> Structural equation modeling revealed that parental monitoring of children’s media influences children’s sleep, school performance, and prosocial and aggressive behaviors and that these effects are mediated through total screen time and exposure to media violence.</p><p></p><p><strong>Conclusions and Relevance</strong> Parental monitoring of media has protective effects on a wide variety of academic, social, and physical child outcomes. Pediatricians and physicians are uniquely positioned to provide scientifically based recommendations to families; encouraging parents to monitor children’s media carefully can have a wide range of health benefits for children.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="runawaybunny, post: 623589, member: 1"] [URL='https://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/getting-your-kids-off-the-ipad-is-worth-the-fight-191447400.html'][B]Getting Your Kids Off the iPad Is Worth the Fight - Yahoo[/B] [B][/B][/URL] [URL='http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1852609'][B]Protective Effects of Parental Monitoring of Children’s Media Use - JAMA Pediatrics[/B] [B][/B][/URL] [B]Importance[/B] Children spend more time with electronic media than they do in any other activity, aside from sleep. Many of the negative effects that stem from media exposure may be reduced by parental monitoring of children's media use; however, there lacks a clear understanding of the mechanisms and extent of these protective effects. [B]Objective[/B] To determine the prospective effects of parental monitoring of children’s media on physical, social, and academic outcomes. [B]Design, Setting, and Participants[/B] Prospective cohort design. Data were collected by in-home and in-school surveys in 2 communities in Iowa and Minnesota, where 1323 third- (n = 430), fourth- (n = 446), and fifth- (n = 423) grade students participated. A primary caregiver and teachers also provided data about the student. [B]Interventions[/B] Participants in the current study were recruited to participate in a social ecological model–based obesity prevention program. [B]Main Outcomes and Measures[/B] Body mass index, average weekly sleep, school performance, prosocial behavior, and aggressive behavior. [B]Results[/B] Structural equation modeling revealed that parental monitoring of children’s media influences children’s sleep, school performance, and prosocial and aggressive behaviors and that these effects are mediated through total screen time and exposure to media violence. [B]Conclusions and Relevance[/B] Parental monitoring of media has protective effects on a wide variety of academic, social, and physical child outcomes. Pediatricians and physicians are uniquely positioned to provide scientifically based recommendations to families; encouraging parents to monitor children’s media carefully can have a wide range of health benefits for children. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
Parenting News
Getting Your Kids Off the iPad Is Worth the Fight
Top