COVID-19 transformed the family media environment and spurred research on the effects of
screen media exposure and use on young children. This update of a 2017 CPS statement re …

Importance There is considerable public and scientific debate as to whether screen use
helps or hinders early child development, particularly the development of language skills …

Children's engagement during shared reading of ebooks and paper books (reading
medium) has been compared in numerous studies. Findings vary, making it difficult to advise …

METHODS: This study included data from 2440 mothers and children in Calgary, Alberta,
drawn from the All Our Families cohort. Children's screen use and reading activities were …

Academic scholarship and public discourse about children's digital media use often invokes
concepts such as 'screen time'that place the locus of responsibility on individual users and …

Screen time, defined as estimates of child time spent with digital media, is considered
harmful to very young children. At the same time, the use of digital media by children under …

Importance Literacy has been described as an important social determinant of health. Its
components emerge in infancy and are dependent on genetic, medical, and environmental …

Early literacy promotion in pediatric primary care supports parents and caregivers in reading
with their children from birth, offering counseling in interactive, developmentally appropriate …

Purpose Healthy sleep is essential for the physical, cognitive, and social development of
children. Several studies have reported the increase in digital media use in preschool …

American parents describe bonding with their child as a primary reason for engaging in
shared picture book reading. One prominent reading intervention (dialogic reading) reliably …