Electronic media use and food intake in Thai toddlers.

Objectives: Viewing electronic media at mealtime is a common coping strategy for feeding difficulties, but its impact on food consumption is not known. We studied the prevalence of electronic media use at mealtime, its association with food intake, and associated factors.

Methods: 138 healthy 18- to 30-month-old children were classified according to the presence of feeding difficulties using the Thai language version of the Montreal Children's Hospital Feeding Scale.

Prevalence and Factors Related to Behavioral and Emotional Problems among Preschool Children in Bangkok, Thailand.

Background: Negative biological and environmental factors results in behavioral and emotional problems that can progress into more serious psychiatric conditions. Despite an increase in identification of behavioral and emotional problems in young children worldwide, epidemiological data in Thai population are limited.

Objective: To assess the prevalence of various behavioral and emotional problems and their associated factors in Thai preschoolers in Bangkok.