@article{ref1,
title=""I Think He Is in His Room Playing a Video Game": Parental Supervision of Young Elementary-School Children at Home",
journal="Journal of pediatric psychology",
year="2011",
author="Morrongiello, Barbara A. and Kane, A. and Zdzieborski, Daniel",
volume="36",
number="6",
pages="708-717",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Using a prospective design, this research examined supervision of young elementary-school children at home and how this relates to child injury, parent permissiveness, and children's risk-taking propensity. METHODS: Mothers reported children's history of injuries and recorded home supervision over a 2-month interval on a weekly basis. Children independently completed diaries about daily events, including injuries. RESULTS: Children spent 24% of time alone, mostly supervised intermittently or not at all. Parent permissiveness was associated with increased time unsupervised, while children's risk-taking propensity was associated with decreased time unsupervised. Greater direct supervision was associated with fewer injuries, while more indirect and non-supervision time emerged as risk factors and were associated with more frequent injury. CONCLUSIONS: These results extend those from preschool-aged children and suggest that caregiver supervision influences risk of injury across a broad age range throughout childhood. Implications for children's safety are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0146-8693",
doi="10.1093/jpepsy/jsq065",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsq065"
}