Alejandrina Cristià|Amanda Seidl
Parental Reports on Touch Screen Use in Early Childhood
Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique|School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences|École Normale Supérieure - PSL|French National Centre for Scientific Research|Purdue University West Lafayette
touch screens increasingly prevalent anecdotal evidence suggests young children drawn towards yet little data regarding young children use brief online questionnaire queried 450 french parents infants ages 5 40 months young childs use touchscreen technology parents estimated frequency use completed several checklists results suggest among respondent families use touch screens widespread early childhood meaning children exposure touch screens among child users certain activities frequently reported liked others findings discuss light current concern childrens employment time cognitive effects passive media exposure additionally parental reports point clear developmental trends certain types interactive gestures results contribute investigation touch screen use early development suggest number considerations help improve design applications geared towards toddlers particularly scientific purposes