Surveying Parents of Preschool Children about Digital and Analogue Play and Parent–Child Interaction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15712460 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andreja Istenič Starčič (0000-0003-0513-5054, Kazan Federal University, corresponding author), Violeta Rosanda (0000-0002-3992-963X, University of Primorska), Mateja Gačnik (0000-0001-9286-0486, University of Primorska) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 251-251 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/children10020251 |
| PMID | 36832381 |
| OpenAlex | W4318480245 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 57 |
The addition of digital toys to the child's toy box has resulted in the development of the new 'digital play', which differs from analogue play. Research shows that digital toys are available from infancy onwards and are significantly changing the way children engage in play and communicate with parents during play. How this influences the child's development must be established. The choice of toys and the manner in which they are used depend greatly on the parents. In the present study, parents' opinions and experiences of their child's digital and analogue play were explored in order to gain insight into the parents' perceptions of the impact of different types of play on their child's development. We were particularly interested in the differences in a child's engagement with a toy and the child-parent interaction and communication. In this descriptive study, we administered a questionnaire in order to collect data from 306 parents of children of an average age of 3.6 years. The results show that parents perceived traditional toys as the most stimulating toys for a toddler's sensory, motor, cognitive, and socio-emotional development. During analogue play, significantly more parent-child interaction, as well as more language input from parents and toddlers, occurred. Parents also used different intervention and mediation strategies with different types of toys
Child development · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Intervention (counseling · Mediation · Perception · Toddler · Child Development and Digital Technology · Gender and Technology in Education · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 5 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |