TY - JOUR T1 - Increased screen time is associated with poorer developmental outcomes in early childhood JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - 253 LP - 254 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2019-317304 VL - 105 IS - 4 AU - Isobel Fullwood Y1 - 2020/08/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/105/4/253.abstract N2 - Setting: Community-based study from Calgary, large urban area of Alberta, Canada.1 Patients: 2441 children of mothers recruited into the All Our Families study during pregnancy at <24 weeks gestation. Exposure: The range of screen time, in hours, their child was exposed to at 24, 36 and 60 months was provided by the mothers for a weekday and a weekend day and a weighted weekly average was calculated as a single data point. Screen exposure included television, computers, gaming systems and other screen-based devices. Data collection period 20 October 2011 to 6 October 2016. Outcomes: Maternally reported developmental progress at 24, 36 and 60 months, measured by the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3). Analysis: The researchers used a tool called random intercepts cross lagged panel model, which … ER -