Carey broadcasters child development center
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Published in sista edited form as: Pediatrics. 2009 Mar;123(3):e370–e375. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-3221
Abstract
Objective
To examine the extent to which infant television viewing is associated with language and visual motor skills at 3 years of age.
Measures
We studied 872 children who were participants in Project Viva, a prospective cohort. The design used was a longitudinal survey, and the setting was a multisite group practice in Massachusetts. At 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years, mothers reported the number of hours their children watched television in a 24-hour period, from which we derived a weighted average of daily television viewing. We used multivariable regression analyses to predict the independent associations of television viewing between birth and 2 years with Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test III and Wide-Range Assessment of Visual Motor Abilities scores at 3 years of age.
Results
Mean daily television viewing in
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