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Screen time : how electronic media-from baby videos to educational software-affects your young child / Lisa Guernsey.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Basic Books, 2012, c2007.Description: xx, 311 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0465029809 (pbk.)
  • 9780465029808 (pbk.)
Uniform titles:
  • Into the minds of babes.
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Contents:
[1.] What exactly is this video doing to my baby's brain? ADHD and autism-should I be worried? -- Why do pediatricians say no screen time before age 2? -- [2.] Is TV turning my tot into a zombie? Why does it look like my child is tuning out? -- At what age do children become mentally engaged? -- [3.] Could my child learn from baby videos? How and when do toddlers learn from audiovisual media? -- What is the "video deficit?" -- [4.] My toddler doesn't seem to notice when the TV is on-or does he? What is the impact of background television? -- How does noise affect language development? -- [5.] Which videos are too scary for my child? What content is most upsetting to young children? -- What should I do when they get frightened by -what they see? -- [6.] What is educational about "educational" TV? What are the features of a well-designed preschool show? -- Have children really been shown to benefit from educational shows? -- [7.] Could the right DVD teach my child to speak, or better yet, become bilingual? What exactly leads to language development? -- Will foreign-language videos give my children an edge? -- [8.] Can electronic media enrich my child's vocabulary? At what age can a video make the most difference? -- Under what conditions do children learn words from TV? -- [9.] Could this program teach my child to be a good person? Is there any evidence that videos can inspire good character? -- How are TV, pretend play and good behavior connected? -- [10.] Is interactive media worthwhile-or at least better than TV? Are screen-based toys of any use to babies? -- Is educational software a good idea for preschoolers? -- [11.] Will screen time make my children fat? Are there real connections between TV and obesity? -- Does the location of the TV matter? -- [12.] How do real families make smart media choices? How do they cope with siblings? sickness? single parenthood? -- What are some examples of limits that stick? -- Appendix 1: Movie review web sites -- Appendix 2: Web site reviews of interactive media -- Appendix 3: Resources on the use of electronic media with children who have special needs.
Summary: This volume examines the effects of video and TV on the developing minds of children. The author explains how parents can navigate through a TV, DVD and video game market that has only begun developing its potential and expanding its influence on children. She focuses on infants to five-year-olds and explores what exactly is "educational" about educational media. She examines how play and language development are affected by background and foreground television and how to choose videos that are age-appropriate. She explains how to avoid the hype of "brain stimulation" and focus instead on social relationships and the building blocks of language and literacy. Along the way, the author highlights independent research on shows ranging from Dora the Explorer to Dragon Tales, debating on screen media and child brain development.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 302.2308 G933 Available 33111007573120
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

As a mother, Lisa Guernsey wondered about the influence of television on her two young daughters. As a reporter, she resolved to find out. What she first encountered was tired advice, sensationalized research claims, and a rather draconian mandate from the American Association of Pediatricians: no TV at all before the age of two. But, like many parents, she wanted straight answers and realistic advice, so she kept digging: she visited infant-perception labs and child development centers around the country. She interviewed scores of parents, psychologists, cognitive scientists, and media researchers, as well as programming executives at Noggin, Disney, Nickelodeon, Sesame Workshop, and PBS. Much of what she found flies in the face of conventional wisdom and led her to conclude that new parents will be best served by focusing on "the three C's": content, context, and the individual child.

"With a new epilogue"--Cover.

Previously published as "Into the minds of babes : how screen time affects children from birth to age five"

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-297) and index.

[1.] What exactly is this video doing to my baby's brain? ADHD and autism-should I be worried? -- Why do pediatricians say no screen time before age 2? -- [2.] Is TV turning my tot into a zombie? Why does it look like my child is tuning out? -- At what age do children become mentally engaged? -- [3.] Could my child learn from baby videos? How and when do toddlers learn from audiovisual media? -- What is the "video deficit?" -- [4.] My toddler doesn't seem to notice when the TV is on-or does he? What is the impact of background television? -- How does noise affect language development? -- [5.] Which videos are too scary for my child? What content is most upsetting to young children? -- What should I do when they get frightened by -what they see? -- [6.] What is educational about "educational" TV? What are the features of a well-designed preschool show? -- Have children really been shown to benefit from educational shows? -- [7.] Could the right DVD teach my child to speak, or better yet, become bilingual? What exactly leads to language development? -- Will foreign-language videos give my children an edge? -- [8.] Can electronic media enrich my child's vocabulary? At what age can a video make the most difference? -- Under what conditions do children learn words from TV? -- [9.] Could this program teach my child to be a good person? Is there any evidence that videos can inspire good character? -- How are TV, pretend play and good behavior connected? -- [10.] Is interactive media worthwhile-or at least better than TV? Are screen-based toys of any use to babies? -- Is educational software a good idea for preschoolers? -- [11.] Will screen time make my children fat? Are there real connections between TV and obesity? -- Does the location of the TV matter? -- [12.] How do real families make smart media choices? How do they cope with siblings? sickness? single parenthood? -- What are some examples of limits that stick? -- Appendix 1: Movie review web sites -- Appendix 2: Web site reviews of interactive media -- Appendix 3: Resources on the use of electronic media with children who have special needs.

This volume examines the effects of video and TV on the developing minds of children. The author explains how parents can navigate through a TV, DVD and video game market that has only begun developing its potential and expanding its influence on children. She focuses on infants to five-year-olds and explores what exactly is "educational" about educational media. She examines how play and language development are affected by background and foreground television and how to choose videos that are age-appropriate. She explains how to avoid the hype of "brain stimulation" and focus instead on social relationships and the building blocks of language and literacy. Along the way, the author highlights independent research on shows ranging from Dora the Explorer to Dragon Tales, debating on screen media and child brain development.

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