Quality of interactive media use in early childhood and child development: a multicriteria analysis

Manual Dexterity is not Related to Media Viewing but is Related to Perceptual Bias in School-Age Children

“…However, other studies have reported discrepant results to Lin et al [26]. Several previous studies demonstrated that the use of tablets is significantly associated with an improvement in manual dexterity, emphasizing the similarities between the virtual environment on the tablet screen and the real physical environment [35][36][37]. Therefore, the type of media used also seems to affect manual dexterity.…”

“…Several studies have found an association between using interactive media, such as a touch screen tablet, and improving manual dexterity in 2-3 year olds [35][36][37]. Bedford et al [35] showed that there was a significant correlation between the age of first touchscreen use and the achievement of fine motor milestones and suggested that infants who actively use a touchscreen earlier also develop earlier manual dexterity abilities.…”

“…Here, visual bias alludes to the focus on visual information when visual and tactile stimuli are given almost simultaneously [40], rather than giving tactile information important for manual dexterity in isolation [41][42][43][44]. In addition, although studies have examined the effects of using interactive media such as a touch screen tablet on children's manual dexterity [26,[35][36][37], the effects of general media viewing, including passive media, on manual dexterity have not been clarified in children. In addition, an increase in visual bias has been shown to lead to a decrease in manual dexterity in children with motor impairment [45,46].…”

Effect of interactive media on the development of children and adolescents: systematic review with meta-analysis

“…However, preliminary, uncontrolled studies suggest that children can learn using interactive media 58 and have the ability to transfer skills learned on touchscreen devices to physical objects 59,60 , further suggesting that interactive media can serve as complementary material to classroom learning 8,9,58 . A recently developed index shows that the quality of use of interactive media, with regard to parental or guardian supervision over the use and limitation of time, and content and purpose of use, can positively influence child development 61 . However, larger sample size and better methodological quality are needed to confirm these findings and strengthen the level of evidence.…”

O Papel da Coparentalidade e da Rede de Apoio Materna no Uso de Mídias Digitais por Bebês

“…Por exemplo, as famílias fazem uso das mídias em momentos de lazer e entretenimento, além de utilizá-las como um recurso educacional (Nevski & Siibak, 2016;Nobre et al, 2019). Além disso, estudos realizados no Brasil apontam que as mídias digitais são frequentemente oferecidas aos bebês por necessidades das mães, quando precisam ocupá-los para poderem realizar alguma tarefa (Mallmann & Frizzo, 2019).…”