Evidence Based Parenting Podcast

Fuller Moments

Providing you with evidence to help inform your parenting decisions. Hosted by Danushi- Psychologist, mum, and founder of Fuller Moments

  1. Is screen time bad for my baby?

    04/28/2025

    Is screen time bad for my baby?

    We are advised not to show infants under two any screens but is it actually bad for them? This episode explores the use and impact of TV on babies to help you determine if it is bad for baby. Book in a parenting coaching session ⁠here⁠ Check out our website for more resources and tools at ⁠www.evidencebasedparentingau.com⁠ Follow us out on socials at ⁠@evidencebasedparentingau⁠ on Instagram and Tik Tok ReferencesBlum-Ross, A., & Livingstone, S. (2016). Families and screen time: Current advice and emerging research.Chandra M, Jalaludin B, Woolfenden S The Watch Me Grow Study Group, et alScreen time of infants in Sydney, Australia: a birth cohort study BMJ Open 2016;6:e012342. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012342Emond JA, O'Malley AJ, Neelon B, Kravitz RM, Ostbye T, Benjamin-Neelon SE. Associations between dail screen time and sleep in a racially and socioeconomically diverse sample of US infants: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 2021 Jun 24;11(6):e044525. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044525. PMID: 34168024; PMCID: PMC8231048.Linebarger, D. L., & Walker, D. (2005). Infants’ and Toddlers’ Television Viewing and Language Outcomes. American Behavioral Scientist, 48(5), 624–645. doi:10.1177/0002764204271505  Schmidt, M. E., Rich, M., Rifas-Shiman, S. L., Oken, E., & Taveras, E. M. (2009). Television Viewing in Infancy and Child Cognition at 3 Years of Age in a US Cohort. PEDIATRICS, 123(3), e370–e375. doi:10.1542/peds.2008-3221

    14 min
  2. 03/21/2025

    What are the first 1000 days?

    In today's episode we examine the significance of the first 1000 days and what are the key influences on development. Book in a parenting coaching session ⁠here⁠ Check out our website for more resources and tools at ⁠www.evidencebasedparentingau.com⁠ Follow us out on socials at ⁠@evidencebasedparentingau⁠ on Instagram and Tik Tok References Baidal, J. A. W., Locks, L. M., Cheng, E. R., Blake-Lamb, T. L., Perkins, M. E., & Taveras, E. M. (2016). Risk factors for childhood obesity in the first 1,000days: a systematic review. American journal of preventive medicine, 50(6), 761-779. Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health, Committee on Early Childhood, Adoption, and Dependent Care, and Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Garner, A. S., Shonkoff, J. P., Siegel, B. S., Dobbins, M. I., Earls, M. F., ... & Wood, D. L. (2012). Early childhood adversity, toxic stress, and the role of the pediatrician: translating developmental science into lifelong health. Pediatrics, 129(1), e224-e231. Cusick, S. E., & Georgieff, M. K. (2016). The Role of Nutrition in Brain Development: The Golden Opportunity of the "First 1000 Days". TheJournal of pediatrics, 175, 16–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.05.013 Martorell R. (2017). Improved nutrition in the first 1000 days and adult human capital and health. American journal of human biology : the official journal ofthe Human Biology Council, 29(2), 10.1002/ajhb.22952. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.22952 National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. Excessive Stress Disrupts the Architecture of the Developing Brain: Working Paper #3. Cambridge,MA: National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University; 2005. Available at www.developingchild.harvard.edu. Accessed March 8, 2011

    9 min

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Providing you with evidence to help inform your parenting decisions. Hosted by Danushi- Psychologist, mum, and founder of Fuller Moments