EFisImportant
EFisImportant t1_j02lh6v wrote
Reply to comment by BarfKitty in Frequently using digital devices to soothe young children may backfire. The habit of using devices to manage difficult behavior strengthens over time as media demands strengthen as well. The more often devices are used, the less practice children - get to use other coping strategies by Wagamaga
That’s so horrible. At that point, not a lot sped teachers can do right? Depending on size of school district, could regular social work therapy services be helpful in that situation?
EFisImportant t1_j01qt7p wrote
Reply to comment by BarfKitty in Frequently using digital devices to soothe young children may backfire. The habit of using devices to manage difficult behavior strengthens over time as media demands strengthen as well. The more often devices are used, the less practice children - get to use other coping strategies by Wagamaga
What do you do in that instance? Are we gonna see OHI or ED bc students can’t cope without devices?
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Reply to comment by Larcombe81 in Frequently using digital devices to soothe young children may backfire. The habit of using devices to manage difficult behavior strengthens over time as media demands strengthen as well. The more often devices are used, the less practice children - get to use other coping strategies by Wagamaga
I would say both. Parental warmth also effects the EF and academic achievement of children.
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Reply to comment by TarthenalToblakai in A new study suggests that too much screen time during infancy may lead to changes in brain activity, as well as problems with executive functioning — the ability to stay focused and control impulses, behaviors, and emotions — in elementary school. by Wagamaga
Obviously there is a lot they could be going on, but studies like that are an opening for further research. Researchers will never be able to do a RCT with the amount of TV, but it’s an interesting starting point to determine what causes some of these EF issues. By kindergarten, there are already gaps in EF based on SES. I haven’t read this study, but could tv time mediate the relation between SES and EF?
If so, now we can start to come up with interventions to see if that has any affect. Basically all childhood studies on development at not RCT bc it would be unethical to make kids do things they could mess with their development, but good studies can start to enlighten us and open doors to further studies.