You've Been Warned: Does Information About Pitfalls of Technological Toys Affect Caregiver Behavior?

Although the presence of toys in childhood has remained steady for decades, the types of toys that fill children's toy boxes have changed, especially over the last 10–15 years. Many of today's toys are marked by technological enhancements, from a shape sorter driven by a singing bear to robotic plastic animals designed to match a toddler's favorite television show. Although examining the effects of these changes is still an unexplored area, research to date suggests that there may be costs to the quality of caregiver–child interaction when using these toys together. This leads to two possibilities: (1) the design of the enhancements themselves hurt interactions; or (2) these toys can still be beneficial to interactions, but caregivers simply need to be aware of the potential pitfalls. In this study, we explore whether providing caregivers with a subtle cue about the potential negative impacts of technological toys on caregiver–child interaction affects their behavior.

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [You've Been Warned: Does Information About Pitfalls of Technological Toys Affect Caregiver Behavior?. Mind, Brain, and Education 17, 1 p29-42 (2023)], which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/mbe.12341. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions: https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/licensing/self-archiving.html#3.

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Work Title You've Been Warned: Does Information About Pitfalls of Technological Toys Affect Caregiver Behavior?
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  1. Brenna Hassinger-Das
  2. Rebecca A. Dore
  3. Jennifer M. Zosh
Keyword
  1. Toy
  2. Technology
  3. Infant
  4. Caregiver-child interaction
  5. Warning
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  1. Mind, Brain, and Education
Publication Date November 28, 2022
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  1. https://doi.org/10.1111/mbe.12341
Deposited June 05, 2023

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    • Toy, Technology, Infant, Caregiver-child interaction , Warning
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