Parental Representations of the Impact of the Use of Screens on Their Preschool Children Health and Development. An Opinion Survey of Parents of 1096 2-6-years-old Children

The main objective of this study was to evaluate the distribution of parental representations concerning the use of screens by preschool children, expressed in qualitative surveys: perceptions of screens as a source of learning, a source of appeasement, a source of behavioral difficulties and a source of reduction in the social interactions of young children.

The hypothesis of this study was the representations expressed in the qualitative studies were the reflection of the opinion of a majority of parents of young children.