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Measuring the Functional Abilities of Children Aged 3-6 Years Old with Observational Methods and Computer Tools
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Measuring the Functional Abilities of Children Aged 3-6 Years Old with Observational Methods and Computer Tools

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Children aged 6-24 months like to watch YouTube videos but could not learn anything from them

Savita Yadav1, Pinaki Chakraborty1, Prabhat Mittal2

  • 1Division of Computer Engineering, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India.

Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
|March 21, 2018
PubMed

Insights

Watching YouTube videos entertains young children but does not aid learning. This study observed 55 Indian infants aged 6-24 months interacting with smartphone video content.

Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Media Studies
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Smartphone use is prevalent among parents for entertaining young children.
  • Understanding early childhood interaction with digital media is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the interaction of infants (6-24 months) with YouTube videos on smartphones.
  • To document developmental milestones in media interaction.

Main Methods:

  • Observational study of 55 Indian children (born Dec 2014-May 2015).
  • Researchers observed children at four ages, recording interactions with touch screens and video content.
  • Data collected on video preferences and engagement levels.

Main Results:

  • Infants showed interest in videos by 12 months, attracted to music and dance.
  • Children could identify parents in videos by 12 months and themselves by 24 months.
  • Screen touching began at 18 months, with preferences for music, advertisements, and toy videos.

Conclusions:

  • YouTube videos can entertain and occupy children under two years old.
  • Despite engagement, children did not demonstrate learning from the video content.
Abstract

Keywords:
Infant entertainmentInfant learningSmartphoneVideoYouTube

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