The Increasing Role of Electronic Toys in the Lives of Infants and Toddlers: should we be concerned? |
DIANE E. LEVIN, Wheelock College, Boston, USA
BARBARA ROSENQUEST, Wheelock College, Boston, USA |
pages 242-247
http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/ciec.2001.2.2.9 |
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In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in the number of electronic toys and toys linked to electronic media that are being marketed for infants and toddlers. This article explores what this latest trend might mean for the development, behaviour and play of very young children. It concludes that these toys can be harmful in both the short and long term and recommends strategies for counter-acting the potential problems. |
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DIANE E. LEVIN, BARBARA ROSENQUEST (2001) The Increasing Role of Electronic Toys in the Lives of Infants and Toddlers: should we be concerned?, Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2(2), 242-247. http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/ciec.2001.2.2.9 |
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