TY - CPAPER
KW - children
KW - interaction design \& children
KW - media use
KW - parental mediation
KW - screen time
AU - Maryam Amidi
AU - Sven Tietgen
AU - Swamy Ananthanarayan
AU - Torben Wallbaum
AB - The rising issue of excessive screen time among children is a significant concern due to widespread access to digital devices. Several strategies for reducing screen time already exist, although their effectiveness varies. We investigated the transition from screen time to non-screen time activities. "Watch with Joy" is a child-friendly video-player which, based on the videos you watch, can suggest activities for the non-screen time. Our four-week qualitative study involving four families revealed that the incorporation of alternative technological methods can ease the transition to non-screen time. A character can facilitate communication with the child. Providing non-screen activities shifts the child’s focus away from turning off the screen and possible negative emotions. Consequently, the child has more time to adjust to accepting the end of screen time. In conclusion, our research underscores the significant role of parents and their parenting styles in shaping the success of such a technology-based approach.
BT - Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia
CY - New York, NY, USA
DO - 10.1145/3626705.3627792
N2 - The rising issue of excessive screen time among children is a significant concern due to widespread access to digital devices. Several strategies for reducing screen time already exist, although their effectiveness varies. We investigated the transition from screen time to non-screen time activities. "Watch with Joy" is a child-friendly video-player which, based on the videos you watch, can suggest activities for the non-screen time. Our four-week qualitative study involving four families revealed that the incorporation of alternative technological methods can ease the transition to non-screen time. A character can facilitate communication with the child. Providing non-screen activities shifts the child’s focus away from turning off the screen and possible negative emotions. Consequently, the child has more time to adjust to accepting the end of screen time. In conclusion, our research underscores the significant role of parents and their parenting styles in shaping the success of such a technology-based approach.
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
PP - New York, NY, USA
PY - 2023
SN - 9798400709210
EP - 456–462
T2 - Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia
TI - Watch with Joy: Regulating children s media use through alternative activities after screen time
UR - https://doi.org/10.1145/3626705.3627792
ER -