Electronic Media and Early Childhood: A Review.

Background: This review summarizes the state of knowledge of use of new media on the development in early childhood in 6 sections: descriptive utilization data, psychosocial and emotional development, cognition and language, motor development, nutrition and sleep, and influence of parental media consumption.

Methods: The review is based on a literature search of this topic in peer-reviewed journals. We included 87 articles, books, and book chapters.