Digital Games Played at Home by 5-6 Year Old Children Attending Kindergarten and Determining Parents' Behaviors

Abstract

The aim of the study is to determine the digital games played at home by children aged 5-6 who attend kindergarten and the behaviors of their parents. Qualitative method was used in the research. The study group consists of 52 parents of children in the 5-6 age group attending kindergarten. The data collection tool is a semi-structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed by content analysis and interpreted. Results; Children use phones, tablets and computers for games and videos, between 0-1 and 1-2 hours daily. When their children are on the screen, parents do most household chores. Parents set the time their children stay on the digital screen according to the time period they have determined as the right to use daily. Children play many games and watch videos that have very different content and appeal to different ages and developmental levels.

Perceptions of Families on ICT Use of Pre-School Children in Turkey

“…It was found that the ICT device used by most children is television. Previous studies have also found that children use the television more (Gjelaj et al, 2020) and the computer less (Darga, 2021;Gjelaj et al, 2020) compared to other devices. It is known that television is a phenomenon that affects many populations all around world, regardless of geographical barriers (Guedes et al, 2019).…”

Parental Views on Digital Gaming Habits of Children in Early Childhood Period

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Examination of the Social Competence and Types of Competition of Preschool Children in terms of Different Early Childhood Education Programs

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