Digital technology in family environment: A case of children from 0 to 6

The Dark Side of Multimedia Devices: Negative Consequences for Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

“…In contrast to these guidelines, empirical studies on screen time have shown values above the suggested values [13,24,[26][27][28]. Early childhood sample studies have found that some children exceed 1 h of screen time starting at 18 months old, and that this time increases over subsequent years [2,20].…”

The Role of Game-based Learning in Newcomer Children’s Cultural Adjustment

“…We used a video game as a tool to present the advice because we knew the positive effect of technology (Brito et al,2017) to present educational content ( Veith et al, 2007), especially that students are playing video games as a daily activity and enjoying it (Kalemis, 2011). Many studies recommended the use of educational games to be a helpful tool in the classroom (Kalemis, 2011;Cheng et al, 2017;Amaia et al, 2016, Li et al, 2017 Introducing the cultural information in an up-to-date tool like an application can be a very interesting and useful way (Drosos et al, 2018;Boididis et al, 2015;Thon et al, 2013;Christopoulos et al, 2011;Bampatzia et al, 2016), especially when there is a character (Sarah) who accompanies the player through the whole educational process (Rehm et al, 2016) .…”

“…Scientific and technologic development is moving in a fast paste; children are raised with technologies dipped in their daily life (Brito et al,2017). While listening to a 6-yearold or younger, for sure one of the following words will be included in his talk: "computer," "Internet," "console," "iPad," "mobile phone," or "YouTube."…”

“…In Sweden, in 2011, half the 3-year-olds accessed the web, and in 2013 that age decreased to 2-year-old. In the United Kingdom, in 2013, the number of children between 5 and seven that access the web increased by 68% when compared to 2007 (Brito et al,2017).…”

“…Technology is the tendency of the future and children are exposed to technology from early ages (Brito et al,2017) It is true that each child has his definition of technology and it would be useful to exchange this knowledge between the same age children (Wang, 2012). It would be wise to direct the children in early ages to the use of technology in education.…”