Can talking to young children during TV time buffer screen time effects on development? Study suggests association between higher curiosity at kindergarten and greater frequency of parent conversation during shared TV viewing, especially for children from lower income families. — ScienceDaily

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Increased television time for young children has been linked with poorer progress in some areas of development. One possible way to counter those negative effects — talking while watching the screen. The more parents engaged in conversation with preschoolers during shared TV time, the more likely those children were to […]

Maternal Accuracy for Children’s Fearful Distress in Toddlerhood and Kindergarten: Moderation of a Serial Indirect Effect by Toddler Fearful Temperament: Parenting: Vol 0, No 0

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Aim. Drawing on existing literature concerning the interrelations amongst toddler fearful temperament, maternal protective parenting, and maternal cognitions, the present review sought to test how mothers’ qualities to predict their children’s distress expressions and behaviors in upcoming novel cases (“maternal accuracy”), might be preserved from toddlerhood to children’s kindergarten yr. […]