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Data were collected from 252 parent\u2013child dyads enrolled in a randomized parent-focused childhood obesity prevention trial from 2009\u20132012. ST parenting practices were assessed at baseline using a validated parent-reported survey. Parent-reported child TV viewing and objectively measured anthropometrics were assessed at baseline, post-intervention (35 weeks), and follow-up (59 weeks). Marginal effect models were developed to test the association between baseline ST parenting practices and children\u2019s TV viewing, BMI z-score, and waist circumference across all time points. Limiting\/monitoring ST was associated with decreased weekly TV viewing (\u03b2 = \u22121.79, 95% CI: \u22122.61; \u22120.95), while exposure to TV was associated with more weekly TV viewing over 59 weeks (\u03b2 = 1.23, 95% CI: 0.71; 1.75). Greater parent use of ST as a reward was associated with increased child BMI z-score (\u03b2 = 0.15, 95% CI: 0.03; 0.27), while limiting\/monitoring ST was associated with decreased BMI z-score (\u03b2 = \u22120.16, 95% CI: \u22120.30; \u22120.01) and smaller waist circumference (\u03b2 = \u22120.55, 95% CI: \u22121.04; \u22120.06) over the study period. These findings suggest that modifying parent ST practices may be an important strategy to reduce ST and promote healthy weight in young children.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph18147359","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,9]],"date-time":"2021-07-09T10:50:38Z","timestamp":1625827838000},"page":"7359","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":27,"title":["Screen Time Parenting Practices and Associations with Preschool Children\u2019s TV Viewing and Weight-Related Outcomes"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0516-6873","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cody D.","family":"Neshteruk","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Duke University, 200 Morris Street, Durham, NC 27701, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gina L.","family":"Tripicchio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stephanie","family":"Lobaugh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amber E.","family":"Vaughn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6897-9337","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Courtney T.","family":"Luecking","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stephanie","family":"Mazzucca","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Prevention Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dianne S.","family":"Ward","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA"},{"name":"Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e20173459","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2017-3459","article-title":"Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity in US Children, 1999\u20132016","volume":"141","author":"Skinner","year":"2018","journal-title":"Pediatrics"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"744","DOI":"10.1111\/cch.12701","article-title":"Screen time and childhood overweight\/obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"45","author":"Fang","year":"2019","journal-title":"Child Care Health Dev."},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S97","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2016-1758K","article-title":"Screen Media Exposure and Obesity in Children and Adolescents","volume":"140","author":"Robinson","year":"2017","journal-title":"Pediatrics"},{"key":"ref_4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"American Academy of Pediatrics (2016). 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