Debates continue about the access young chil￾dren have to technological devices, given the increasingly
accessible and available technology in most developed
countries. Concerns have been expressed by parents/care￾givers and researchers, and questions have been raised
about possible risks and benefits of these devices on young
children who, in some instances, may be accessing these
devices daily. Levin (2013) states that it is as if children are
being remote controlled by the scripts of others (television,
videos, electronic toys) which undermine children’s abil￾ities to create their own learning scripts. This study in￾vestigated 1,058 parents’/caregivers’ views of their
children’s (aged below 7 years) access and time spent on
technology devices. Parents’/caregivers’ views on risks and
benefits associated with the use of the emerging touch
screen devices were also sought. The context for this re￾search was Singapore which, according to a survey in 2012
by Ericsson, has one of the highest usage rates of smart￾phones and touchscreen devices in the world. The findings
may help researchers, parents/caregivers and teachers to
further their understanding of young children’s develop￾ment in the twenty-first century.

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• Singaporean Parents’ Views of Their Young Children’s Access and Use of Technological Devices

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