Associations between Media Viewing and Language Development in Children Under Age 2 Years

Zimmerman, Frederick J.; Christakis, Dimitri A.; Meltzoff, Andrew N.

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.04.071

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“…Population-based studies continue to show associations between excessive television viewing in early childhood and cognitive, 28 -30 language, 31,32 and social/emotional delays, 33 -36 likely secondary to decreases in parentchild interaction when the television is on 37 and poorer family functioning in households with high media use. 37 An earlier age of media use onset, greater cumulative hours of media use, and non-PBS content all are significant independent predictors of poor executive functioning in preschoolers.…”

Section: Child Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Media and Young Minds

Hill¹,

Ameenuddin²,

Chassiakos³

et al. 2016

Pediatrics

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Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers are now growing up in environments saturated with a variety of traditional and new technologies, which they are adopting at increasing rates. Although there has been much hope for the educational potential of interactive media for young children, accompanied by fears about their overuse during this crucial period of rapid brain development, research in this area still remains limited. This policy statement reviews the existing literature on television, videos, and mobile/interactive technologies; their potential for educational benefit; and related health concerns for young children (0 to 5 years of age). The statement also highlights areas in which pediatric providers can offer specific guidance to families in managing their young children’s media use, not only in terms of content or time limits, but also emphasizing the importance of parent–child shared media use and allowing the child time to take part in other developmentally healthy activities.

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Section: Child Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Media and Young Minds

Hill¹,

Ameenuddin²,

Chassiakos³

et al. 2016

Pediatrics

841

342

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“…Although a number of TV shows, DVDs and video programmes claim to improve language skills in children under 2, a study of 1000 children failed to find any beneficial effects in toddlers aged 17 to 24 months (Zimmerman et al, 2007b). In fact, this study indicated that for infants 8-16 months, each hour per day of viewing baby DVDs/videos was associated with a 17-point decrease in scores on the Communicative Development Inventory (CDI) (Fenson et al, 1993).…”

Section: Tv Screen Time and Cognitive Developmentmentioning

confidence: 82%

“…A national survey conducted by Northwestern University in 2013 found that just over half of parents (55%) were unconcerned about the media content their children were exposed to, and in fact generally believed that media on TV and mobile devices can have positive effects on children's academic skills (Parenting in the Age of Digital Technology: A National Survey, 2013). While this CYBER BABIES: THE IMPACT OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY 513 may be true when a child is at a particular developmental stage, parents do need to be aware of the problems associated with overstimulation in early childhood, and that most studies find no beneficial effects of screen time, particularly in very young children (Linebarger & Walker, 2005;Zimmerman et al, 2007b). It is vital to improve parents' knowledge in this area as parental attitudes towards technology tend to influence their children's relationships with digital media (Vandewater et al, 2007).…”

Section: Parental Guidelines For Screen Timementioning

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Cyber Babies: The Impact of Emerging Technology on the Developing Infant

Haughton¹,

Aiken²,

Cheevers³

2015

JPR

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“…The linguistic and cognitive development of under-threes has become a growing target of the baby 'market'. Also the age at which parents are encouraged to intervene in their child's development is getting younger, before the child can even talk, despite evidence that some commercial products have a detrimental effect on early development (Zimmerman, Christakis & Meltzoff, 2007). A corresponding growth has been seen in the choice of classes available to mothers and infants, e.g.…”

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Does ‘Wanting the Best’ create more stress? The link between baby sign classes and maternal anxiety

Howlett

Kirk

Pine

2010

Infant and Child Development

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This study investigated whether gesturing classes (baby sign) affected parental frustration and stress, as advertised by many commercial products. The participants were 178 mother-infant dyads, divided into a gesture group (n=89) and a non-gesture group (n=89), based on whether they had attended baby sign classes or not. Mothers completed a background demographics questionnaire and the Parenting Stress Index. Gesturing mothers had higher total stress scores, with higher scores on the child domain, despite having similar backgrounds to non-gesturing mothers. There was no relationship between the frequency or duration of gesture use and stress scores. It is suggested that gesturing mothers had higher pre-existing stress and were attracted to gesture classes because of the promoted benefits, which include stress reduction, although class attendance did not alleviate their stress. The possibility that attending gesturing classes made mothers view their infant in a more negative way, due to their heightened expectations not being met, is also discussed.

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Associations between Media Viewing and Language Development in Children Under Age 2 Years

Cited by 362 publications

References 11 publications

Media and Young Minds

Media and Young Minds

Cyber Babies: The Impact of Emerging Technology on the Developing Infant

Does ‘Wanting the Best’ create more stress? The link between baby sign classes and maternal anxiety

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