AbstractObjective: To study the time spent by children on Sunday in children aged 6 years to 12 years. Design: Prospective study. Setting: Paediatric department of a tertiary care teaching hospital. Participants: Total 300 cases were included in the study. Cases were children of age group 6 years to 12 years coming to paediatricOPD during 1st June 2011 to 31st May 2012. Methods: After informed consent, detailed history was taken and parents were asked for the details of their child’s activity on Sunday. Results: About 25% time is spent for watching television averagely, with some variation between boys & girls (boys>girls). Conclusions: The total time spent by boys on electronic based equipments is 57.5% & by girls is 50%.
Key words: Sunday; Electronic media; TV; 6 years to 12 years.