Amy Bleakley|Amy B. Jordan|Michael Hennessy
The Relationship Between Parents’ and Children’s Television Viewing
University of Pennsylvania|University of Pennsylvania|University of Pennsylvania
examine effect parental television viewing childrens television viewing compared traditional predictors household television access parental rules demographic characteristics child parent householdan online survey using national samples 1550 parents children 3 age groups children 5 years children aged 611 years adolescents aged 1217 years weighted representative us parents children age group adolescents n 629 participating parents also surveyedparent television time associated child television time stronger relationship child time access television home childs bedroom well parental rules television viewing coviewing pattern persisted across age groups childreneducating parents relationship childs viewing may useful strategy interventions aim reduce childrens excessive television viewing additionally health professionals engage parents discussion family television time associated increased television time children