Faculty
Health Sciences
Supervisor Name
Leigh Vanderloo
Keywords
Screen-viewing, Preschool-aged children, Childcare, Sedentary behaviour
Description
Screen-viewing is one of the main forms of sedentary activity in which young children engage (De Decker et al., 2013). Despite health risks of sedentary behaviour in the early years being well documented (Statistics Canada, 2019), there remains a lack of research focusing on sedentary activities within the context of childcare settings in which children participate. The purpose of the current systematic review is to update and expand on Vanderloo’s (2014) systematic review and provide a synthesis of all relevant research on the levels of screen-viewing among young children (0-5 years) attending childcare (i.e., centre-and home-based childcare). In addition, this review assessed the availability of screen activities to add to our understanding of young children’s screen-viewing behaviours in childcare.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Dr. Leigh Vanderloo, Dr. Trish Tucker, the Western USRI program and the Faculty of Health Studies for their support.
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Document Type
Poster
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Screen-viewing among young children in childcare: An updated systematic review
Screen-viewing is one of the main forms of sedentary activity in which young children engage (De Decker et al., 2013). Despite health risks of sedentary behaviour in the early years being well documented (Statistics Canada, 2019), there remains a lack of research focusing on sedentary activities within the context of childcare settings in which children participate. The purpose of the current systematic review is to update and expand on Vanderloo’s (2014) systematic review and provide a synthesis of all relevant research on the levels of screen-viewing among young children (0-5 years) attending childcare (i.e., centre-and home-based childcare). In addition, this review assessed the availability of screen activities to add to our understanding of young children’s screen-viewing behaviours in childcare.
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