Exposure

What you need to know about media and kids of ages 3-6

Development Needs

Forms of Media

Television

Computer

Factors for deciding Media exposure

• Can the Media address the developmental need? If so to what extent? (Job)

• How long should the child be exposed to Media? (Time)

• What quality media can address address the developmental need? How is/was rated as such? (Quality)

Job

Television Computer

Physical Limited Limited

Sexual Semi-limited Semi-limited

Sensient Semi-limited Semi-limited

Affective Limited Limited

Behavioral Semi-limited Semi-limited

Social Semi-limited Semi-limited

Cognitive Limited Semi-limited

Moral Semi-limited Semi-limited

Time

• “Children who consistently spend more than 4 hours per day watching TV are more likely to be overweight.” (A)

• “In one study by Walsh (2000), a majority of teens admitted that their parents do not impose a time limit on the number of hours they are allowed to play video games.” (B)

Quality

Computers and Video Games• “Age of about 3 or 4, your child will start to be

ready for accelerate software with storylines and puzzles to solve.” (w/ Adult)

• “The age of 4 or 5, they will still be using preschool software, but they may be able to use it independently.” (C)

Sources

A. http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/tv_affects_child.html

B. http://www.pamf.org/preteen/parents/videogames.html

C. http://familyinternet.about.com/od/introtofamilycomputing/a/growthchart.htm