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AAP Grand Rounds 17:68-69 (2007)
© 2007 American Academy of Pediatrics

DEVELOPMENTAL & BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS

More TV = Less Reading

Source: Tomopoulos S, Valdez P, Dreyer B, et al. Is exposure to media intended for preschool children associated with less parent-child shared reading aloud and teaching activities? Ambul Pediatr. 2007;7:18–24; doi:10.1016/j. ambp.2006.10.005[Medline]

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Researchers from New York University School of Medicine analyzed the relationship between media viewing and reading/teaching activities in the homes of 77 children, aged three to five years, who were not yet in school. Participants were drawn from those seeking primary care at a hospital serving lower socioeconomic status families: 69% of the caregivers of study children were immigrants, 29% reported reading difficulty, and their mean educational level was the 10th grade. Media exposure was collected via a 24-hour recall diary, and categorized according to educational content and target age group. A structured caregiver interview . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Alison Schonwald, MD, FAAP
Developmental Medicine Center, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA