Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers are now growing up in environments saturated with a
variety of traditional and new technologies, which they are adopting at increasing rates.
Although there has been much hope for the educational potential of interactive media for
young children, accompanied by fears about their overuse during this crucial period of rapid
brain development, research in this area still remains limited. This policy statement reviews
the existing literature on television, videos, and mobile/interactive technologies; their …