Published on in Vol 9 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/76873, first published .
Maternal Screen-Related Behaviors, Toddler Screen Use, and Toddler BMI in Mexican American Families: Cross-Sectional Study

Maternal Screen-Related Behaviors, Toddler Screen Use, and Toddler BMI in Mexican American Families: Cross-Sectional Study

Maternal Screen-Related Behaviors, Toddler Screen Use, and Toddler BMI in Mexican American Families: Cross-Sectional Study

Darcy A Thompson   1, 2 , MPH, MD ;   Laura K Kaizer   3 , MPH ;   Sarah J Schmiege   3 , PhD ;   Natasha J Cabrera   4 , PhD ;   Lauren Clark   5 , PhD, RN ;   Haley Ringwood   6, 7 , MD ;   Estefania Miramontes Valdes   2 , MD ;   Andrea Jimenez-Zambrano   1, 2 , PhD ;   Carol Gorman   2 , MBA ;   Marko Babiak   2 , BA ;   Jeanne M Tschann   8 , PhD

1 Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States

2 Adult & Child Center for Outcomes Research and Delivery Science, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States

3 Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States

4 College of Education, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, United States

5 School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States

6 Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO, United States

7 Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States

8 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Darcy A Thompson, MPH, MD
  • Department of Pediatrics
  • School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  • 12631 East 17th Avenue
  • Aurora, CO 80045
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 720-777-2715
  • Email: darcy.thompson@cuanschutz.edu