To determine whether duration and content of media exposure in 6-month-old infants are associated with development at age 14 months.

This study provides evidence that a pediatric primary care-based intervention program can have an impact on the developmental trajectories of at-risk young preschool children.

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We found limited verbal interactions during television exposure in infancy, with interactions reported for less than one-quarter of exposures. Although interactions were most commonly reported among programs with educational content that had been coviewed, programs with educational content were not more likely to be coviewed than were other programs. Our findings do not support development of infant-directed educational programming in the absence of strategies to increase coviewing and interactions.

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