Advocating for a cautious, conservative approach to screen time guidelines in young children

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¹ Early Start, Faculty of Social Sciences University of Wollongong Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
² Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
³ University of Strathclyde Glasgow, United Kingdom.
⁴ Medical Research Council/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁵ Stanford Prevention Research Center and Department of Pediatrics Stanford University Stanford, California.

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Anthony D Okely et al. J Pediatr. 2019 Apr.

. 2019 Apr:207:261-262.

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.11.060. Epub 2019 Jan 7.

¹ Early Start, Faculty of Social Sciences University of Wollongong Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
² Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
³ University of Strathclyde Glasgow, United Kingdom.
⁴ Medical Research Council/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁵ Stanford Prevention Research Center and Department of Pediatrics Stanford University Stanford, California.

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Straker L, Zabatiero J, Danby S, Thorpe K, Edwards S. Straker L, et al. J Pediatr. 2019 Apr;207:262-263. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.11.061. Epub 2019 Jan 17. J Pediatr. 2019. PMID: 30661794 No abstract available.

Conflicting Guidelines on Young Children's Screen Time and Use of Digital Technology Create Policy and Practice Dilemmas.
Straker L, Zabatiero J, Danby S, Thorpe K, Edwards S. Straker L, et al. J Pediatr. 2018 Nov;202:300-303. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.07.019. Epub 2018 Aug 20. J Pediatr. 2018. PMID: 30139534 Review. No abstract available.