Too Young for Technology?

Research BriefSep 22 2014

How does screen time affect brain development? At what age should kids begin to be exposed to TV, tablets, and mobile devices? How can parents use technology to help preschoolers learn? Is reading to a child from an iPad or Kindle better than reading from a book?

This is the online broadcast of 2013’s Kristin Anderson Moore Lecture!

Hear from a panel of experts, including:
Moderator Kristin Anderson Moore, Ph.D., Senior Scholar at Child Trends
Lisa Guernsey, Director of the Early Education Initiative at the New America Foundation and author of Screen Time: How Electronic Media – From Baby Videos to Educational Software – Affects Your Young Child
Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek, Ph.D., Director of the Infant and Child Lab at Temple University and author of Einstein Never Used Flashcards
Rosemarie Truglio, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Curriculum and Content at Sesame Workshop

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