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TY - JOUR
T1 - To watch or not to watch: Infants and toddlers in a brave new electronic world
AU - Courage, Mary L.
AU - Howe, Mark L.
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - For some time now, questions have been asked about the impact of television and video materials on the cognitive and social development of preschoolers and older children. More recently, these same questions have been asked in relation to the extensive exposure to these media that infants and toddlers are currently experiencing. To answer these questions, we review current research that explicitly targets these concerns and provide new insights into the role these media play in early development. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Inc.
AB - For some time now, questions have been asked about the impact of television and video materials on the cognitive and social development of preschoolers and older children. More recently, these same questions have been asked in relation to the extensive exposure to these media that infants and toddlers are currently experiencing. To answer these questions, we review current research that explicitly targets these concerns and provide new insights into the role these media play in early development. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Inc.
KW - Infants
KW - Toddlers
KW - Baby videos
KW - Attention
KW - Learning
KW - Video deficit
KW - Language
KW - Infant-directed television
KW - Heart rate change
KW - SUBSEQUENT ATTENTIONAL PROBLEMS
KW - TELEVISION EXPOSURE
KW - YOUNG-CHILDREN
KW - BACKGROUND TELEVISION
KW - DEVELOPMENTAL-CHANGES
KW - PRESCHOOL-CHILDREN
KW - SOCIAL-INTERACTION
KW - VISUAL-ATTENTION
KW - MEDIA
KW - IMITATION
U2 - 10.1016/j.dr.2010.03.002
DO - 10.1016/j.dr.2010.03.002
M3 - Journal article
VL - 30
SP - 101
EP - 115
JO - Developmental Review
JF - Developmental Review
SN - 0273-2297
IS - 2
ER -