Suzy Tomopoulos|Benard P. Dreyer|Samantha B. Berkule|Arthur H. Fierman|Carolyn Brockmeyer|Alan L. Mendelsohn
Infant Media Exposure and Toddler Development
determine whether duration content media exposure 6monthold infants associated development age 14 monthslongitudinal analysis 259 motherinfant dyads participating longterm study related early child development november 23 2005 january 14 2008an urban public hospitalmothers low socioeconomic status infantsduration content media exposure age 6 monthscognitive language development age 14 monthsof 259 infants 249 961 exposed media age 6 months mean sd total exposure 1527 1245 mind unadjusted adjusted analyses duration media exposure age 6 months associated lower cognitive development age 14 months unadjusted r 017 p 01 adjusted 015 p 02 lower language development r 016 p 01 016 p 01 3 types content assessed 1 older childadultoriented associated lower cognitive language development age 14 months significant associations seen exposure young childoriented educational noneducational contentthis study first knowledge longitudinally assessed associations media exposure infancy subsequent developmental outcomes children families low socioeconomic status united states findings provide strong evidence support american academy pediatrics recommendations media exposure prior age 2 years although research needed