Research into children's screen time has primarily focused on the quantity of screen exposure. The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent, if any, there was an association between young children's media screen time and the quality of joint media engagement between parent, child, and media in the home. The problem addressed was that young children's screen time and lack of quality joint media engagement in the home may risk delays in their cognitive, language, emotional, social, physical, behavioral, and academic development on research. Bronfenbrenner's ecology theory was the theoretical framework that guided this study, which emphasized that children's development and learning come from interactions within the home environment. A quantitative research approach from 28 participants was used to gather data from an online survey. Using Spearman's rho correlation coefficient to analyze data allowed the study to analyze the association in ordinal measurement levels. The findings found a statistical significance between children's screen time and joint media engagement, rs (28) = 0.469, p < 0.012. This correlation study shows a positive monotonic relationship where simultaneously, the rise and fall of both variables are associated with each other. The results included a significant association between young children's screen time and joint media engagement in the home. The implications of this research are the importance of parents actively engaging with their children and the screen's content by creating an enjoyable learning experience conducive to developing communication, language, and social skills. Future research recommendations include identifying and defining high-quality, age-appropriate material and a criterion for educational content for young children's development phases. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]