Measurement of screen time among young children aged 0–6 years: A systematic review

R Byrne, CO Terranova, SG Trost - Obesity reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of screen‐based devices on children's health and development cannot be
properly understood without valid and reliable tools that measure screen time within the …

Global prevalence of meeting screen time guidelines among children 5 years and younger: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BA McArthur, V Volkova, S Tomopoulos… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Pediatric guidelines suggest that infants younger than 2 years avoid screen time
altogether, while children aged 2 to 5 years receive no more than 1 hour per day. Although …

The South African 24-hour movement guidelines for birth to 5 years: an integration of physical activity, sitting behavior, screen time, and sleep

CE Draper, SA Tomaz, L Biersteker… - … of Physical Activity …, 2020 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: In December 2018, the South African 24-hour movement guidelines for birth to
5 years were released. This article describes the process used to develop these guidelines …

Results from the healthy active kids South Africa 2018 report card

CE Draper, SA Tomaz, SH Bassett… - South African Journal …, 2019 - journals.co.za
Background. Healthy Active Kids South Africa (HAKSA) Report Cards were produced in
2007, 2010, 2014 and 2016. Objective. The 2018 Report Card aims to report on the latest …

Acceptability, validity and responsiveness of inertial measurement units for assessing motor recovery after gene therapy in infants with early onset spinal muscular …

R Barrois, B Tervil, M Cacioppo, C Barnerias… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Onasemnogene abeparvovec gene replacement therapy (GT) has changed the
prognosis of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) with variable outcome regarding …

A qualitative study reporting maternal perceptions of the importance of play for healthy growth and development in the first two years of life

A Prioreschi, SV Wrottesley, W Slemming, E Cohen… - BMC pediatrics, 2020 - Springer
Background In order for infants and toddlers to meet recommended movement guidelines,
their caregivers need to encourage play daily. This study used a qualitative approach to …

An exploration of infant and toddler unstructured outdoor play

D Dinkel, K Snyder, T Patterson… - European Early …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Unstructured outdoor play is important for children's development. The present study
examined infants' and toddlers' physical and social unstructured outdoor play behaviors …

Children's physical self-concept and body image according to weight status and physical fitness

PA Sánchez-Miguel, FM Leo, D Amado Alonso… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Previous researchers have found that low body satisfaction may be a barrier to engaging in
physical activity. Therefore, this research examines the association between self-concept …

Strength, motor skills, and physical activity in preschool-aged children born either at less than 30 weeks of gestation or at term

TL FitzGerald, KL Cameron, RA Albesher… - Physical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objective Children born< 30 weeks of gestation have more motor impairment than do
children born at term (37–42 weeks gestation), but reported outcomes have largely focused …

Physical activity and adiposity in a racially diverse cohort of US infants

SE Benjamin‐Neelon, J Bai, T Østbye, B Neelon… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Early life physical activity may help prevent obesity, but objective quantification in
infants is challenging. Methods A total of 506 infants were examined from 2013 to 2016 …