The Children Book Printing In Parent-Child Reading

The Printed Children Books Are Better Than E-Books In Parent-Child Reading

According to research, when parents and children read printed children books together, they can interact according to the storyline and develop more parent-child “dialogues”, and children will have more language expressions, which are not possible with e-books.
Researchers at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital asked 37 parents to read similar stories for their 2-3 year olds through different media.
These include children book printing, silent e-books, and enhanced e-books with animation or sound effects. The results show that parents and children who read printed books can tell stories more actively and interact with each other more frequently.
Lead researcher Dr. Tiffany Munzer said that the reason why researchers wanted to study young children was because they were worried that they might be very easily distracted by enhanced e-books. It turns out that children are vulnerable to enhanced e-books. At the same time, silent e-books can also distract young children, and the interaction between young children and their parents is less than printed books.
Researchers speculate that the reason for the above is that electronic devices are the personal habits of parents.
Another possible impact is that when parents and young children use the iPad to read, there will be some requirements such as "don't touch that button" and there is a question of who controls the iPad.
In contrast, children book printing is much friendlier to young children. “A printed book is very good at triggering parent-child interaction.” Munzer said.
There are still has many potential benefits of children's e-books, but we advocate reading a more printed book in China for young children, including encouraging parent-child reading programs.
Dr. Suzy Tomopoulos, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at N.Y.U. School of Medicine, believes that parents need to read with their children. She said: “You don’t need a lot of bells and whistles to help your child develop. Engaging and talking to your child can support early childhood development well.”