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A Translational Research Approach to Healthy Technology Usage in Language-Minority Families with Young Children

Award Number: R44HD114323
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/12/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2026

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A Translational Research Approach to Healthy Technology Usage in Language-Minority Families with Young Children - PROJECT SUMMARY Technology use among young children in the U.S. has become increasingly prevalent over the past decade, and the transition to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has renewed concerns among parents and educators about screen time. Recommendations for choosing high-quality apps and setting boundaries around device use are often conveyed through position statements, white papers, and blog posts, but the information is rarely presented in an engaging, family-friendly manner that can be readily adopted and sustained in young children’s everyday routines. As a matter of health equity, this challenge is felt even more acutely among language-minority households, who additionally face language barriers when attempting to access relevant resources. This project delivers an interactive, bilingual, hybrid virtual-and-physical world approach to address these translational gaps. It presents recommendations from the academic and medical spheres through bilingual storytelling and a suite of interactive, co-play activities in an online virtual world, then transitions the gameplay to caretaker-child interactions in the physical world, empowering users to first practice healthy technology through interactive online games and then implement those rehearsed practices in their day-to-day lives. The effectiveness of the online platform and interactive content will be evaluated through a randomized controlled study. Improvements in knowledge, attitudes, and confidence related to healthy technology use will be assessed among children and their caretakers. The platform will also be evaluated for its ability to facilitate bilingual interactions between child and caretaker that support learning and language development. Overall, our product will serve not only as a means to inform families of best technology use practices, but as a catalyst to broaden and reimagine joint play with digital devices especially among linguistic minority families.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2024	TRANSCENDENT INTERNATIONAL LLC	405 LEXINGTON AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10174	NEW YORK	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	002	2	3/6/2025	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
2025	2024	TRANSCENDENT INTERNATIONAL LLC	405 LEXINGTON AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10174	NEW YORK	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	004	2	3/20/2025	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$6,500
2025	2024	TRANSCENDENT INTERNATIONAL LLC	405 LEXINGTON AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10174	NEW YORK	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	001	2	11/8/2024	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
2025	2024	TRANSCENDENT INTERNATIONAL LLC	405 LEXINGTON AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10174	NEW YORK	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	2	10/10/2024	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
2025	2023	TRANSCENDENT INTERNATIONAL LLC	405 LEXINGTON AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10174	NEW YORK	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	003	1	3/20/2025	NEW	-$6,500
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $1,245,366 )
2024	2024	TRANSCENDENT INTERNATIONAL LLC	405 LEXINGTON AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10174	NEW YORK	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	2	9/12/2024	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$1,245,366
														Subtotal = $1,245,366

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $274,996 )
2023	2023	TRANSCENDENT INTERNATIONAL LLC	405 LEXINGTON AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10174	NEW YORK	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	1	9/20/2023	NEW	$274,996
														Subtotal = $274,996

Grand Total All Awards = $1,520,362

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A Translational Research Approach to Healthy Technology Usage in Language-Minority Families with Young Children

Award Number: R44HD114323

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/12/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2026

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