Should babies be watching television and DVDs?
Should babies be watching television and DVDs? This is a reasonable question to ask but a difficult one to answer. This article reviews the theories and related research to examine what is known about infant media use. The review provides evidence both for and against each theory. The importance of infants learning how to watch and learn from screen media presentations is indicated and the new world of media to which babies are exposed is discussed.
Communication Studies, Northwestern University, 2-148 Frances Searle Building, 2240 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. ewartella@gmail.com
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D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007858:Learning; D002666:Psychology, Child; D013690:Television; D014742:Videodisc Recording