livescience – Agata Blaszczak-Boxe
“…60 percent of the parents in the study said that they believed their kids did gain educational benefits by using a touch screen device. However, the researchers did not find that the kids’ cognitive development benefited from the use of the devices in any way. “Technology can never replace a parent’s interaction with his or her child,” Dr. Milanaik said. “Just talking to your child is the best way to encourage learning.””(more)