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Electronic Media and Preschoolers' Language and Social Skills: Parents' Perspectives

Volume: 110  ,  Issue: 1 , October    Published Date: 04 October 2022
Publisher Name: IJRP
Views: 294  ,  Download: 267 , Pages: 233 - 242    
DOI: 10.47119/IJRP10011011020223954

Authors

# Author Name
1 Arlene B. Loquias

Abstract

Todays new technology has dramatically changed childrens lives. Electronic media continues to impact the lives of young children, and its impact should never be underestimated. With its strong influence, media technology can be vain or gain to the lives of toddlers and preschoolers. This study aims to describe the effects of electronic media use on the expressive and receptive language of very young children as well as their social skills from the parents perspective. Looking at parents experiences with their childrens use of electronic media reveals the impact of electronic media on their childrens language and social skills. An inductive qualitative approach was used to analyze data collected from interviews with parents of preschool children and used this as the primary data source. This study shows that electronic media exposure to children strongly influences their expressiveness and receptivity in language. The results further indicate that electronic media have adverse impact on childrens social skills.

Keywords

  • social skills
  • electronic media
  • Preschoolers
  • langauge skills
  • social skills