Addressing Early Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Problems

2017 ◽  
pp. 1383-1384
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems

Addressing Early Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Problems (Technical Report)

2017 ◽  
pp. 1384-1384
Author(s):  
Mary Margaret Gleason ◽  
Edward Goldson ◽  
Michael W. Yogman ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Technical Report

scholarly journals Screen Use During Meals Among Young Children: Exploration of Associated Variables

Medicina ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (10) ◽  
pp. 688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jusienė ◽  
Urbonas ◽  
Laurinaitytė ◽  
Rakickienė ◽  
Breidokienė ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Junk Food ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Child Age ◽  
Screen Use

Background and Objectives: There is evidence that eating meals or snacks while watching TV is an obesogenic factor. Moreover, the patterns of TV and other screen use during meals begin early and persist. However, there are only a few studies to date which address the prevalence and predictors of young children’s exposure to screen during mealtimes. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the prevalence and the associated factors of screen use during meals in early childhood. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted in Lithuania. Data of 847 children aged 2 to 5 years old (51.5% boys) were analyzed in this study. Parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/1½-5) and reported their children’s daily screen time, exposure to background TV, screen use during child’s meals, child and parental height and weight, and sociodemographic data. Results: More than half of children were exposed to screen during meals: 33.7% occasionally, several times per week or per month, and 22%—daily or during every meal. Overall daily screen time, background TV, consumption of junk food, child age, and emotional and behavioral problems were related to mealtime screen use (all associations significant at p < 0.01). Longer daily screen time (OR 1.01; 95% CI 1.00–1.01), more background TV (OR 1.26; 95% CI 1.10–1.45), and elder child age (OR 1.02; 95% CI 1.00–1.03) were significant predictors of occasional use of screen during meals. Also, longer daily screen time (OR 0.99; 95% CI 0.98–0.99), background TV (OR 0.78; 95% CI 0.66–0.91) together with no siblings’ status of a child (OR 0.42; 95% CI 0.25–0.69) increased the probability that children were fed in front of screens daily. Conclusions: This study confirmed the unfavorable associations among screen use during meals, daily screen time and junk food consumption in early childhood. In addition, first-time parents should get particular health providers’ attention as they are more likely to use screens during child’s mealtime.

scholarly journals Addressing Early Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Problems

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (6) ◽  
pp. e20163025-e20163025 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Gleason ◽  
E. Goldson ◽  
M. W. Yogman ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems

scholarly journals Longitudinal association of nighttime sleep duration with emotional and behavioral problems in early childhood: results from the Danish Healthy Start Study

SLEEP ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miaobing Zheng ◽  
Anna Rangan ◽  
Nanna Julie Olsen ◽  
Berit L Heitmann
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Healthy Start ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Bidirectional Association ◽  
Nighttime Sleep

Abstract Study Objectives To examine the longitudinal and bidirectional association between nighttime sleep duration and emotional and behavioral problems (EBPs) over 15 months among preschool children. Methods Data of children aged 2 to 6 years from the control group of the Danish Healthy Start Study, a 15-month obesity prevention intervention, were used. Nighttime sleep duration was measured using a 7-day sleep record. EBPs were assessed by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Total Difficulties (SDQ-TD) score and Prosocial Behavior (SDQ-PSB) score. Multivariable regression models were conducted to examine the bidirectional associations between changes in nighttime sleep duration and SDQ scores. Results With adjustment for child, family factors, and parental stress level, every hour extra nighttime sleep at baseline was associated with a 1.02 decrease in SDQ-TD score and 77% lower odds of having an abnormal SDQ-TD score (≥90th percentile) at the follow-up (p = 0.01). Children who increased their nighttime sleep duration over the 15-month demonstrated a similar concurrent reduction in SDQ-TD score (β = −1.28, p = 0.02) compared with those who decreased or had no change in nighttime sleep duration. After additional adjustment for sleep problem and habit variables, the significant associations remained. No associations were found between nighttime sleep duration and SDQ-PSB scores. Examination of SDQ scores as predictors of subsequent changes in nighttime sleep duration showed no significant associations. Conclusions Among preschool children, longer nighttime sleep duration was associated with a decline in EBPs, but not vice versa. Our study provides new longitudinal evidence to support sleep interventions to improve EBPs in early childhood. Clinical trials: The Healthy Start Study: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01583335 Trial registration: ID NCT01583335

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