title: The Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for the Early Years (zero to four years of age) and screen time among children from Kingston, Ontario.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the proportion of children meeting the new Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for the Early Years (zero to four years of age) and to describe parental attitudes toward and barriers to reducing screen time.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants included 657 children zero to four years of age from the Kingston, Ontario, area. From May to September 2011, parents completed a questionnaire regarding their child's screen time and their attitudes toward and barriers to reducing their child's screen time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Approximately 32% of children younger than two years of age engaged in no screen time and approximately 46% of children two to four years of age engaged in <1 h per day; thereby, meeting the recommendations of the new guidelines. Most parents believed that their child did not engage in excessive screen time. Physicians and other health professionals should inform parents of these new guidelines and provide strategies to help their children meet targets.
authors.affiliation: School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston;
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.affiliation: Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, CHEO Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; ; Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario;
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tremblay
authors.affiliation: Sedentary Living Lab, Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta;
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Spence
authors.affiliation: Child Health & Exercise Medicine Program, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton;
authors.forename: Brian W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Timmons
authors.affiliation: School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston; ; Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Janssen
keywords: Children; Computers; Infant; Parents; Preschool; Television; Video games