Effects of Parental Education on Screen Time, Sleep Disturbances, and Psychosocial Adaptation Among Asian Preschoolers: A Randomized Controlled Study

PurposeA recent increase in screen time during early childhood has adversely affected the sleep and psychosocial health of children; however, limited information is available regarding effective interventions to reduce among them. This study aimed investigate effect a parental educational program on use, quality, adaptation preschoolers.Design methodsA clustered randomized controlled with parallel-group design was conducted. Preschoolers ≥2 h/day their parents were recruited. In total, 14 kindergartens containing 129 parent–child dyads randomly allocated either experimental group (receiving education, N = 63 dyads) or control (daily activities, 66 dyads). Data collected before after intervention. A questionnaire, Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire, Pediatric Symptom checklist-17 provided participants. linear mixed-model analysis performed examine efficacy intervention.ResultsAfter intervention, children significantly reduced (effect size: 0.83, p < .001), they presented improved quality 0.57, .01) attention score 0.77, .02) for adaptation.ConclusionsParental education an intervention reducing improving preschoolers.Practice implicationsHealthcare professionals should consider implementing programs time, thus improve preschoolers.