The Impact of Digital Technology Use on Child Development: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Abstract

In recent years, the pervasive presence of digital screen media has become an integral part of children’s lives. The increasing accessibility of smartphones, tablets, and televisions has raised concerns about their potential effects on child devel- opment. This comprehensive literature review aims to explore the multifaceted relationship between digital screen media and various aspects of child development. We examine findings from several studies that shed light on cognitive development, social interactions, language acquisition, and the impact of screen time on children aged two and younger. Effects of the digital technology on the children depends on the various factors. Those factors include the socioeconomic status of the family, ecological environment, child attributes, interaction with various type of digital platform, content of the digital media and many others. It is evident that all of those factors are not associated with the experimental groups at the same time. So, there are many points which are missing in the findings from the previous studies and we cannot eliminate every gap because there would be number of permutations are present which cover various factors. There are certain things which are negatively impacting the child development and should be avoided whereas with the precaution and on the moderate level if feeded to children then the cognitive development would increase significantly in the children on the linguistic bases as well as on the cognitive bases.