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Objectives: To examine the cross-sectional associations between screen time and cognitive development in preschoolers. Methods: Participants were 97 preschoolers (36 to 60 months) in Alberta and Ontario, Canada in the supporting Healthy physical AcTive Childcare setting (HATCH) study. The time that children spent watching television, videos or DVDs (television time) or playing video or computer games (video game time) on a television, computer, or portable device was assessed using a parental qu...

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to examine the associations between sleep duration, adiposity indicators, and cognitive development in young children. Methods: Participants were 217 children aged 19–60 months in Canada in the supporting Healthy physical AcTive Childcare setting (HATCH) study. Nap duration and nighttime sleep duration were assessed using a parent questionnaire and were summed up as total sleep duration. Body mass index (BMI) z-scores and weight status were determined usin...

Abstract Objective: The primary aim of this study was to longitudinally examine potential demographic and screen time correlates of nap duration, nighttime sleep duration, and total sleep duration in young children over two time points. Methods: Data from the supporting Healthy physical AcTive Childcare setting (HATCH) study were analyzed. Participants were 206 toddlers (19–35 months) and preschoolers (36–60 months) in Alberta and Ontario, Canada. Child age, screen time (television, video g...