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TV viewing behaviour among preschoolers : implications for public health recommendations
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posted on 2013-02-01, 00:00 authored by Rachael Cox, Helen Skouteris, D Dell'Aquila, L Hardy, Leonie RutherfordLeonie RutherfordExcessive television (TV) viewing in early childhood has been associated with adverse cognitive and behavioural outcomes.[1-3] A recent review of the literature revealed that TV viewing in the formative pre-school years has also been linked with other health concerns including sleep difficulties, increased aggression, anxiety and obesity.[4] Given that early childhood is the time in which the foundations for future behaviours and habits are established and evidence shows that TV behaviours track from early childhood to adolescence,[5] it is not surprising that there has been much interest in determining an ‘appropriate’ amount of screen time for pre-schoolers. The aim of this paper is to review current recommendations around Australian pre-school children's TV use and the implications of these guidelines when we consider current data pertaining to young children's TV viewing behaviour.
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Journal of paediatrics and child healthVolume
49Issue
2Publisher
Wiley - Blackwell PublishingLocation
Chichester, EnglandPublisher DOI
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1034-4810eISSN
1440-1754Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
2012, Wiley-Blackwell PublishingUsage metrics
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