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Publication Date: 2020
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Advocating for a Child-Centered Digital Environment
Radesky, Jenny S.
ZERO TO THREE, v41 n2 p5-12 2020
Children's digital media can now be characterized as an environment or space in which children interact with others (e.g., via videochat), learn new concepts (e.g., via educational content), or play and explore (e.g., through games and browsers). As such, it is important for caregivers, researchers, and policymakers to evaluate digital design in order to gauge whether it matches with children's developmental and relational needs. Conversely, designs that create inequitable access to positive experiences, pressure children to make purchases or view media compulsively, or undermine children's autonomy to explore their digital and real-world spaces, need to be identified, redesigned, and regulated.
Descriptors: Computer Use, Young Children, Child Development, Design, Handheld Devices, Interpersonal Relationship, Self Management, Influence of Technology, Research, Parent Child Relationship
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