%0 Journal Article
%T Educational and Fun? Parent Versus Preschooler Perceptions and Co
%A Daniel J. Mourlam
%A Gabrielle A. Strouse
%A Lisa A. Newland
%J AERA Open
%@ 2332-8584
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/2332858419861085
%X This study was designed to assess parental beliefs, motivations, and facilitative co-use of print and digital media with preschoolers and identify differences between parentsĄ¯ and childrenĄ¯s perceptions of these media. We surveyed 43 parents and interviewed their 3- to 5-year-old children. Parents reported their child enjoyed print more than digital books and predicted their child would choose a print over a digital book. Parents indicated they believed print was more educational and entertaining than digital media and were motivated to use print for childrenĄ¯s learning, relaxation, entertainment, and parent-child bonding. Parents also reported they use fewer facilitative behaviors when co-using digital than print media. Children more often chose to read the digital over the print book and more often selected digital devices across most motives. This study highlights a contrast between how parents and children view media and suggests that parents might better facilitate childrenĄ¯s digital media use by creating more interactive digital media co-use opportunities
%K digital media
%K print media
%K e-books
%K beliefs
%K motivations
%K parent-child interaction
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2332858419861085