Author Identifier (ORCID)
Donell Holloway
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2202-5551
Lelia Green
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4587-4679
Kylie J Stevenson
Abstract
Children are beginning to use digital technologies at younger and younger ages. The emerging trend of very young children (babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers) using Internet connected devices, especially touch screen tablets and smartphones, has elicited polarising opinions from early childhood experts.At present there is little actual research about the risks or benefits of tablet and smartphone use by very young children. Current usage recommendations, based on research into passive television watching which claims that screen time is detrimental, is in conflict with advice from education experts and app developers who commend interactive screen time as engaging and educational.
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
2015
Location of the Work
Brisbane, QLD
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Arts
Publisher
Queensland University of Technology
School
School of Arts and Humanities
RAS ID
20234
Funders
Australian Research Council
Grant Number
ARC Number: DP150104734
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Comments
Holloway, D. J., Green, L., & Stevenson, K. (2015). Digitods: Toddlers, touch screens and Australian family life. M/C Journal, 18(5). Available here