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ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD
Volume 101, Issue 2, Pages 181-183Publisher
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309278
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- Health Research Board, Ireland [CSA/2012/40]
- Health Research Board (HRB) [CSA-2012-40] Funding Source: Health Research Board (HRB)
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Objective To establish the prevalence and patterns of use of touch-screen technologies in the toddler population. Design Parental questionnaires were completed for children aged 12 months to 3 years examining access to touch-screen devices and ability to perform common forms of interaction with touch-screen technologies. Results The 82 questionnaires completed on typically developing children revealed 71% of toddlers had access to touch-screen devices for a median of 15 min (IQR: 9.375-26.25) per day. By parental report, 24 months was the median age of ability to swipe (IQR: 19.5-30.5), unlock (IQR: 20.5-31.5) and active looking for touch-screen features (IQR: 22-30.5), while 25 months (IQR: 21-31.25) was the median age of ability to identify and use specific touch-screen features. Overall, 32.8% of toddlers could perform all four skills. Conclusions From 2 years of age toddlers have the ability to interact purposefully with touch-screen devices and demonstrate a variety of common skills required to utilise touch-screen technology.
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