Television viewing in infancy and child cognition at 3 years of age in a US cohort
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 …
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 …