Our Projects
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Bedtime Boost Study
The Bedtime Boost Study aimed to examine the feasibility of running a 7-week Parent-Administered Screen Time Intervention (PASTI) in toddlers aged between 17 and 31 months old . We also aimed to look at the impact of screen time removal on toddlers sleep and attention. 105 families in and around London took part in the intervention by completing home activities and visiting us twice at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development (the 'Babylab').
Project
The TABLET Project aims to investigate the associations between early touchscreen use in 6-month-old to 3.5-year-old children and a range of cognitive, brain and social developmental outcomes. Families around the UK participated via a series of online questionnaires or by visiting the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development (the ‘BabyLab’) when their children were 12 months, 18 months and 3.5 years old.
Public Engagement
The TABLET Public Engagement project aimed to engage in a dialogue with parents and early-years practitioners about the latest scientific evidence and guidelines, as well as their thoughts, feelings and behaviours around touchscreen use. We ran a series of focus groups, and family activities, including science festivals and a science show.
Exploring scientifically-informed pre-school app creation: a case study in attentional control
In this ESRC Industrial Challenges studentship we seek to establish how different types of experience with touchscreen media (video viewing, educational games) may interact with content features (i.e. editing techniques, such as pace) to influence the deployment of attention and a child’s ability to learn from the content. In collaboration with a leading UK children’s media platform ‘Hopster’ it is hoped this work will pave the way for scientifically informed app creation.
MOPIGRASFIT (Motion Picture Gram-matical Rating System For Infants And Toddlers) Project
The aim of the MOPIGRASFIT Project is to assess systematically the role of: (a) cinematic techniques, (b) viewing experience and (c) cognitive development on the comprehension of moving images and, on the basis of the findings, (d) to suggest an "age-appropriateness" rating scheme for infants and toddlers (e.g. 12m+, 24m+) for audiovisual material.