Applying Harm Reduction Principles to Address Screen Time in Young Children Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

doi:10.1097/DBP.0000000000000825

Editorial

. 2020 Jun/Jul;41(5):335-336.

doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000825.

Applying Harm Reduction Principles to Address Screen Time in Young Children Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

Leigh M Vanderloo^{1

2}, Sarah Carsley³, Mary Aglipay⁴, Katherine T Cost⁵, Jonathon Maguire^{4

6}, Catherine S Birken^{1

6}

Affiliations

¹ Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
² Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Occupational Therapy, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Health Promotion, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁵ Neurosciences and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁶ Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

PMID: 32433219
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000825

Editorial

Applying Harm Reduction Principles to Address Screen Time in Young Children Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

Leigh M Vanderloo et al. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2020 Jun/Jul.

. 2020 Jun/Jul;41(5):335-336.

doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000825.

Authors

Leigh M Vanderloo^{1

2}, Sarah Carsley³, Mary Aglipay⁴, Katherine T Cost⁵, Jonathon Maguire^{4

6}, Catherine S Birken^{1

6}

Affiliations

¹ Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
² Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Occupational Therapy, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Health Promotion, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁵ Neurosciences and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁶ Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

PMID: 32433219
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000825

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[1] Common Sense Media. The Common Sense census: media use by kids age zero to eight 2017. Common Sense Media website. 2017. Available at: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/the-common-sense-census-media-.... Accessed April 3, 2020.

[2] Common Sense Media. The Common Sense census: media use by kids age zero to eight 2017. Common Sense Media website. 2017. Available at: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/the-common-sense-census-media-.... Accessed April 3, 2020.

[3] Tremblay MS, Chaput J-P, Adamo KB, et al. Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines for the early years (0–4 years): an integration of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep. BMC Public Health. 2017;17:874.

[4] Tremblay MS, Chaput J-P, Adamo KB, et al. Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines for the early years (0–4 years): an integration of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep. BMC Public Health. 2017;17:874.

[5] Radesky J, Christakis D, Hill D, et al. Council on Communications and Media. Media and young minds. Pediatrics. 2016;38:e20162591.

[6] Radesky J, Christakis D, Hill D, et al. Council on Communications and Media. Media and young minds. Pediatrics. 2016;38:e20162591.

[7] Poitras VJ, Gray CE, Janssen X, et al. Systematic review of the relationships between sedentary behaviour and health indicators in the early years (0–4 years). BMC Public Health. 2017;17(suppl 5):868.

[8] Poitras VJ, Gray CE, Janssen X, et al. Systematic review of the relationships between sedentary behaviour and health indicators in the early years (0–4 years). BMC Public Health. 2017;17(suppl 5):868.

[9] Radesky JS, Schumacher J, Zuckerman B. Mobile and interactive media use by young children: the good, the bad, and the unknown. Pediatrics. 2015;135:1–3.

[10] Radesky JS, Schumacher J, Zuckerman B. Mobile and interactive media use by young children: the good, the bad, and the unknown. Pediatrics. 2015;135:1–3.

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