Abstract The American Academy of Paediatrics recommend that parent and children (aged 2–
18 years) jointly engage in media yet the impact on interactions is unknown. This systematic …

In March of 2020 with the onslaught of the COVID-19 the lives of working adults changed
exponentially, and so did the lives of children. The virus disrupted life as we know it, the …

To support young children's learning during the coronavirus 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic,
preschool educators in Hong Kong were required to teach with digital technologies. In this …

This study aimed to explore the digital environments of 3–6-year-old children within the
home setting. A total of 537 children aged 3–6 years and their parents participated in the …

Touch screen devices such as smartphones and tablets are now ubiquitous in the lives of
American children. These devices permit very young children to engage interactively in an …

We investigate how families repair communication breakdowns with digital home assistants.
We recruited 10 diverse families to use an Amazon Echo Dot in their homes for four weeks …

Recent policy recommendations encourage parents to co-use media technology with their
young children. However, we know little about what factors predict parents' co-use across …

Those who believe that childhood should be a time of innocence and play see technology
as responsible for children's lack of social skills and emotional development, the loss of …

Ninety-five percent of American kids have Internet access by age 11; the average number of
texts a teenager sends each month is well over 3,000. More families report that technology …

Smart speakers have become pervasive in family homes, creating the potential for these
devices to influence parent-child dynamics and parenting behaviors. We investigate the …