Abstract
This paper examines the negative impact of over and early exposure to media on children’s developmental domains. Among other deleterious effects, early and over exposure to media has been associated with attention deficits, language delays, and interrupted social interactions. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) addresses these concerns with recommendations, discouraging the use of screens for children birth to eighteen months and recommends that children over two years old limit their viewing to one to two hours or less per day (AAP Council on Communications and Media, 2016). For children within the recommended viewing and age parameters, many studies have been conducted on the benefits of joint media engagement, but this paper extends that research, arguing that joint media engagement, when implemented effectively can serve as a protective factor against early and over exposure to media for children ages zero to twelve. The goal of this paper is to offer a comprehensive literature review that provides parents, families, and caregivers (terms that will be used interchangeably) compelling reasons to value and prioritize joint media engagement and consider its application in serving as a protective factor against the negative effects of over and early exposure to media. Important findings indicate that joint media engagement’s compensatory impact not only lessens the negative effects of media, but also ameliorates children’s exposure to media in current and future situations.
Keywords Joint Media Engagement, Protective and Risk Factors, Negative Effects of Media, Coviewing, Joint-Viewing, Language, Social, and Cognitive Development
Recommended Citation
Littlepage, Mary K.
(2024)
"Mitigating the Negative Effects of Over and Early Exposure to Media with Joint Media Engagement: A Literature Review,"
Kentucky Teacher Education Journal: The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Kentucky Council for Exceptional Children: Vol. 11:
Iss.
2, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.61611/2995-5904.1059
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/ktej/vol11/iss2/9
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