其他摘要：Smartphones and tablets have become the new babysitters in the past few years which resulted in poor emotional and language development in many preschoolers. This study explores screen time of toddlers aged 0 - 3 years old living in Bangkok. Purposive sampling is employed, 298 questionnaires were given to caregivers of toddlers aged 0 - 3 living in Bangkok. Results reveal that 60.8 percent of the toddlers have watched television while 39.2 percent have never exposed to television. The toddlers spend an average of 36.84 minutes on television watching each session and an average of 78.89 minutes each day. Meanwhile, 63.4 percent of toddlers have used smartphone or tablet while 36.6 percent have never. The toddler spend an average of 29.53 minutes each time they use smart phone or tablet or about 49.23 minutes per day. The demographic factor that affects screen time are the income of parents and the habitation of toddlers. Children who sleep with grandparents exhibit the highest amount of screen time. The results of this study provide fundamental insights for caregivers, parents, and institutions for child development with an early warning of the substantial amount of time toddlers spend on electronic devices instead of doing other activities. It is recommended that parents or caregivers should spend more time on the toddlers and become engaged in physical activities.
关键词：พฤติกรรมการใช้หน้าจอ เด็กอายุ 0-3 ปี / ปัจจัยที่มีผลต่อปริมาณการใช้หน้าจอ / การสื่อสารสุขภาพ / screen time of preschooler / factors affected the screen time of preschoolers / health communication
其他关键词：screen time of preschooler / factors affected the screen time of preschoolers / health communication
