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What Matters for Young Children’s Healthy Digital Media Use and Learning?
Listen to this recent episode of the Screen Deep podcast hosted by Children and Screens featuring our director Rachel Barr, PhD ...
Screens in the First Five Years: What We Need to Know and Do
Watch Campaign for Grade-Level Reading and Children and Screens webinar to address the "Big Dos and Donts" for digital media in early childhood ...
From Mr. Rogers to Ms. Rachel: What’s changed in a generation of kids’ TV
As the number of options grows in children’s programming, some parents are finding it hard to determine what shows they should allow their kids to watch and which ones they ...
The Washington Post: With PBS funding cut, will the next generation be raised by ‘Skibidi Toilet’?
With proposed federal cuts threatening the future of PBS Kids programming, families and researchers alike are sounding the alarm about what this could mean for children’s access to high-quality, educational ...
GU Psychology Professor Wins Prestigious Mentorship Award
Our PI, Dr. Barr, received the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology’s (ISDP) 2024 Rovee-Collier mentor award ...
How CoComelon Captures Our Children’s Attention
How CoComelon Grips Our Young Ones: This animation powerhouse draws billions of streaming hours annually—on Netflix and YouTube. Should we be concerned? ...
Study by Professor Finds Video Chat Helps Grandparents Maintain Relationships with Grandchildren, Diminishes Feelings of Isolation
A recent study found that video chat helped grandparents overcome social isolation during the pandemic as well as maintain a vital connection with their young grandchildren. Department of Psychology professor ...
For Kids, How Much Screen Time Is Too Much? Why That’s the Wrong Question to Ask
Parents worried about screen time — the cumulative chunk of the day that kids spend watching television, using a smartphone or playing video games — is nothing new. For decades, ...
New Report Outlines Best Practices for Parents and Educators in the Digital Age
In a newly published, extensive research review, developmental psychologists Rachel Barr and Heather Kirkorian provide recommendations for how parents and educators can reap the benefits of digital media while mitigating ...
Bluey teaches children and parents alike about how play supports creativity – and other life lessons
Doug Piper is co-author of a new paper exploring how Australian animated show "Bluey" exemplifies that children learn through play ...
When a Toddler Plays with Blocks, Are They Preparing for the Future? A Team of Georgetown Researchers Says Yes
Robert Cortes (C’18, G’23) is the lead author of a new paper exploring the relationship between early childhood motor skills and adolescent reasoning. Published in Developmental Psychology, a journal of ...
Understanding How Digital Media Affects Child Development
Technology and digital media have become ubiquitous parts of our daily lives. Screen time among children and adolescents was high before COVID-19 emerged, and it has further risen during the ...
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