Screen for what?
educators’ and families’ perceptions of children’s screen use in Early Childhood Education
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23925/1809-3876.2025v23e64651Keywords:
screen time, family mediation, teachers, children, Early Childhood EducationAbstract
Digital media offer various learning opportunities for children; however, they also raise concerns about their impact on child development and family dynamics. Thus, this study investigated educators’ and families’ perceptions of screen use in the development of children in Early Childhood Education. The research was based on a theoretical framework anchored in studies on human development and the use of digital media, adopting a quantitative and qualitative exploratory approach through field study. Teachers from two public schools and families of children participated in the study. Data analysis was carried out based on Bardin's (1977) content analysis method. The results highlight the need for ongoing professional development for educators and the urgency of awareness-raising practices aimed at families.
References
AIELLO, Ana Lúcia Rossito; WILLIAMS, Lúcia Cavalcanti de Albuquerque. Inventário Portage Operacionalizado (IPO): Revisão Sistemática. Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa, Brasília, v. 37, p. 1-10, 2021. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/22035. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2023.
BAPTISTA, Angela; JERUSALINSKY, Julieta (org.). Intoxicações eletrônicas: o sujeito na era das relações virtuais. Salvador: Ágalma, 2021.
BARDIN, Laurence. Análise de conteúdo. Lisboa: Edições 70, 1977.
BECKER, Bianca. Infância, tecnologia e ludicidade: a visão das crianças sobre as apropriações criativas das tecnologias digitais e o estabelecimento de uma cultura lúdica contemporânea. 2017. Tese (Doutorado em Psicologia) – Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, 2017. Disponível em: https://repositorio.ufba.br/bitstream/ri/23851/1/BIANCA%20BECKER%20-%20TESE%20VRS%20FINAL%20%28REPOSIT%C3%93RIO%29.pdf. Acesso em: 20 jan. 2023.
BORELLI, Alessandra. Crianças e adolescentes no mundo digital: orientações essenciais para o uso seguro e consciente das novas tecnologias. Belo Horizonte: Autêntica, 2022.
BOZZOLA, Elena; SPINA, Giulia; RUGGIERO, Margherita; VILLANI, Alberto. Media devices in pre-school children: the recommendations of the Italian pediatric society. Italian Journal of Pediatrics, v. 44, n. 69, p. 1-5, 2018. Disponível em: https://ijponline.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13052-018-0508-7. Acesso em: 9 ago. 2023.
CAI, Jia-Yu; STRODL, Esben; YANG, Wei-Kang; YIN, Xiao-Na; WEN, Guo-Min; SUN, Deng-Li; XIAN, Dan-Xia; ZHAO, Ya-Fen; CHEN, Wei-Qing. Critical window for the association between early electronic screen exposure and hyperactive behaviors in preschool children. Psychology, Health & Medicine, v. 28, n. 8, p. 1-13, 2023. Disponível em: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36927338/. Acesso em: 29 jul. 2023.
CAMARGO, Brigido Vizeu; JUSTO, Ana Maria. IRAMUTEQ: um software gratuito para análise de dados textuais. Temas em Psicologia, Ribeirão Preto, v. 21, n. 2, p. 513-518, 2013. Disponível em: https://pepsic.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?pid=S1413-389X2013000200016&script=sci_abstract. Acesso em: 11 set. 2023.
CHONCHAIYA, Weerasak. Social/digital media exposure early in life associated with autistic symptoms. The Journal of Pediatrics, v. 224, p. 179-183, 2020. Disponível em: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32826021/. Acesso em: 26 jul. 2023.
DESMURGET, Michel. A fábrica de cretinos digitais: os perigos das telas para nossas crianças. Tradução: Mauro Filho. São Paulo: Vestígio, 2021.
DIEU-OSIKA, Sylvie; BOSSIÈRE, Marie-Claire; OSIKA, Éric. Early media overexposure syndrome must be suspected in toddlers who display speech delay with autism-like symptoms. Global Pediatric Health, v. 7, p. 1-4, 2020. Disponível em: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7339902/pdf/10.1177_2333794X20925939.pdf. Aceso em: 30 jul. 2023.
DONG, Hong; BING, Wei; LI, Hong-Hua; YIN, Xiao-Jing; JIA, Fei-Yong. Correlation between screen time and autistic symptoms as well as development quotients in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry, v. 12, p. 1-8, 2021. Disponível em: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7920949/pdf/fpsyt-12-619994.pdf. Acesso em: 5 ago. 2023.
GIRARDELLO, Gilka; FANTIN, Mônica; PEREIRA, Rogério. Crianças e mídias: três polêmicas e desafios contemporâneos. Caderno CEDES, Campinas, v. 41, n. 113, p. 33-43, 2021. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/j/ccedes/a/fxqKvCJzXJTNGPqvwrqFQqj/. Acesso em: 3 jan. 2023.
GUEDES, Sabrina da Conceição; MORAIS, Rosane Luzia de Souza; SANTOS, Lívia Rodrigues; LEITE, Hércules Ribeiro; NOBRE, Juliana Nogueira Pontes; SANTOS, Juliana Nunes. A utilização de mídias interativas por crianças na primeira infância – um estudo epidemiológico. Revista Paulista de Pediatria, São Paulo, v. 38, p. 1-7, 2019. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/j/rpp/a/kXbZdJr9Frx6JfdxwbPgYNt/?format=pdf&lang=pt. Acesso em: 2 fev. 2023.
GUERON-SELA, Noa; GORDON-HACKER, Avigail. Longitudinal links between media use and focused attention through toddlerhood: a cumulative risk approach. Frontiers in Psychology, v. 11, p. 1-12, 2020. Disponível em: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.569222/full. Acesso em: 18 ago. 2023.
HARLÉ, Bruno. Intensive early screen exposure as a causal factor for symptoms of autistic spectrum disorder: the case for “Virtual autism”. Trends in Neuroscience and Education, v. 17, p. 1-4, 2019. Disponível em: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211949319300109?via%3Dihub. Acesso em: 3 ago. 2023.
HEFFLER, Karen Frankel; FROME, Lori R.; GULLO, Dominic F. Changes in autism symptoms associated with screen exposure: case report of two young children. Psychiatry Research Case Reports, v. 1, n. 2, p. 1-4, 2022. Disponível em: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773021222000529. Acesso em: 23 jul. 2023.
HEFFLER, Karen Frankel; SIENKO, Danielle M.; SUBEDI, Keshab; MCCANN, Kristen A.; BENNETT, David S. Association of early-life social and digital media experiences with development of autism spectrum disorder-like symptoms. JAMA Pediatrics, v. 174, n. 7, p. 690-696, 2020. Disponível em: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2764573. Acesso em: 8 jul. 2023.
HERMAWATI, Donna; RAHMADI, Farid Agung; SUMEKAR, Tanjung Ayu; WINARNI, Tri Indah. Early electronic screen exposure and autistic-like symptoms. Intractable & Rare Diseases Research, v. 7, n. 1, p. 69-71, 2018. Disponível em: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5849631/pdf/irdr-7-69.pdf. Acesso em: 27 jul. 2023.
HEUVEL, Meta van den; MA, Julia; BORKHOFF, Cornelia M.; KOROSHEGYI, Christine; DAI, David W. H.; PARKIN, Patricia C.; MAGUIRE, Jonathon L.; BIRKEN, Catherine S. Mobile media device use is associated with expressive language delay in 18-month-old children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, v. 40, n. 2, p. 99-104, 2019. Disponível em: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30753173/. Acesso em: 12 set. 2023.
HILL, Monique Moore; GANGI, Devon; MILLER, Meghan; RAFI, Sabrina Mohamed; OZONOFF, Sally. Screen time in 36-month-olds at increased likelihood for ASD and ADHD. Infant Behavior & Development, v. 61, p. 1-13, 2020. Disponível em: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32871326/. Acesso em: 19 mar. 2023.
KABALI, Hilda K.; IRIGOYEN, Matilde M.; NUNEZ-DAVIS, Rosemary; BUDAKI, Jennifer G.; MOHANTY, Sweta H.; LEISTER, Kristin P.; BONNER, Robert L. Jr. Exposure and use of mobile media devices by young children. Pediatrics, v. 136, n. 6, p. 1044-1050, 2015. Disponível: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26527548/. Acesso: 8 jul. 2023.
KANG, Shimi. Tecnologia na infância: criando hábitos saudáveis para crianças em um mundo digital. São Paulo: Melhoramentos, 2021.
KARANI, Nazeera F.; SHER, Jenna; MOPHOSHO, Munyane. The influence of screen time on children’s language development: A scoping review. South African Journal of Communication Disorders, v. 69, n. 1, p. 825, 2022. Disponível em: https://journals.co.za/doi/full/10.4102/sajcd.v69i1.825. Acesso em: 23 jun. 2023.
KILBEY, Elizabeth. Como criar filhos na era digital. São Paulo: Fontanar, 2018.
KUSHIMA, Megumi; KOJIMA, Reiji; SHINOHARA, Ryoji; HORIUCHI, Sayaka; OTAWA, Sanae; OOKA, Tadao; AKIYAMA, Yuka; MIYAKE, Kunio; YOKOMICHI, Hiroshi; YAMAGATA, Zentaro. Association between screen time exposure in children at 1 year of age and Autism Spectrum Disorder at 3 years of age. JAMA Pediatrics, v. 176, n. 4, p. 384-391, 2022. Disponível em: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2788488. Acesso em: 4 abr. 2023.
LISSAK, Gadi. Adverse physiological and psychological effects of screen time on children and adolescents: Literature review and case study. Environmental Research, v. 164, p. 149-157, 2018. Disponível em: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29499467/. Acesso em: 5 abr. 2023.
LIU, Wen; TAN, Liting; HUANG, Dan; CHEN, Nan; LIU, Fang. When preschoolers use tablets: The effect of educational serious games on children’s attention development. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, v. 37, n. 3, p. 234-248, 2020. Disponível em: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10447318.2020.1818999. Acesso em: 9 jun. 2023.
NAKSHINE, Vaishnavi S.; THUTE, Preeti; NAZLI KHATIB, Mahalaqua; SARKAR, Bratati. Increased screen time as a cause of declining physical, psychological health, and sleep patterns: a literary review. Cureus, v. 14, n.10, p. 1-9, 2022. Disponível em: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9638701/. Acesso em: 10 ago. 2023.
NOBRE, Juliana Nogueira P.; SANTOS, Juliana N.; SANTOS, Lívia Rodrigues; GUEDES, Sabrina da Conceição; PEREIRA, Leiziane; COSTA, Josiane Martins; MORAIS, Rosane Luzia de S. Fatores determinantes no tempo de tela de crianças na primeira infância. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, Rio de Janeiro, v. 26, n. 3, p. 1127-1136, 2021. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/j/csc/a/GmStpKgyqGTtLwgCdQx8NMR/?lang=pt. Acesso em: 8 maio 2023.
NUMATA-UEMATSUL, Yurika; YOKOYAMA, Hiroyuki; SATO, Hiroki; ENDO, Wakaba; UEMATSU, Mitsugu; NARA, Chieko; KURE, Shigeo. Attachment disorder and early media exposure: Neurobehavioral symptoms mimicking autism spectrum disorder. The Journal of Medical Investigation, v. 65, n. 3-4, p. 280-282, 2018. Disponível em: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30282873/. Acesso em: 30 jul. 2023.
PALFREY, John; GASSER, Urs. Nascidos na era digital: entendendo a primeira geração de nativos digitais. Porto Alegre: Artmed, 2011.
PAPALIA, Diane E.; MARTORELL, Gabriela A. Desenvolvimento humano. 14. ed. Porto Alegre: AMGH, 2022.
PEIXOTO, Maristela Jaqueline Reis; CASSEL, Paula Argemi; BREDEMEIER, Juliana. Implicações neuropsicológicas e comportamentais na infância e adolescência a partir do uso de telas. Research, Society and Development, v. 9, n. 9, ep. 1-29, 2020. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/download/7188/6991/113028. Acesso em: 17 abr. 2023.
PONTI, Michelle. Screen time and preschool children: Promoting health and development in a digital world. Paediatrics & Child Health, v. 28, n. 3, p. 184-202, 2023. Disponível em: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37205134/. Acesso em: 17 maio 2023.
PRICE, Catherine. Celular: como dar um tempo – plano de 30 dias para se livrar da ansiedade e retomar a sua vida. São Paulo: Fontanar, 2018.
RADESKY, Jenny S.; CHRISTAKIS, Dimitri A. Increased Screen time: implications for early childhood development and behavior. Pediatric Clinics of North America, v. 63, n. 5, p. 827-839, 2016. Disponível em: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27565361/. Acesso em: 7 fev. 2023.
RADESKY, Jenny; HINIKER, Alexis; MCLAREN, Caroline; AKGUN, Eliz; SCHALLER, Alexandria; WEEKS, Heidi M.; CAMPBELL, Scott; GEARHARDT, Ashley N. Prevalence and characteristics of manipulative design in mobile applications used by children. JAMA Network Open, v. 5, n. 6, p. 1-11, 2022. Disponível em: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35713902/. Acesso em: 12 ago. 2023.
RAMAN, Sajani; GUERRERO-DUBY, Sara; MCCULLOUGH, Jennifer L.; BROWN, Miraides; OSTROWSKI-DELAHANTY, Sarah; LANGKAMP, Diane; DUBY, John C. Screen exposure during daily routines and a young child’s risk for having social-emotional delay. Clinical Pediatrics, v. 56, n. 13, p. 1244-1253, 2017. Disponível em: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28952333/. Acesso em: 4 jul. 2020.
RATINAUD, Pierre; MARCHAND, Pascal. Application de la méthode ALCESTE à de “gros” corpus et stabilité des “mondes lexicaux”: analyse du “CableGate” avec IRAMUTEQ. In: JOURNÉES INTERNATIONALES D’ANALYSE STATISTIQUE DES DONNÉES TEXTUELLES, 11., 2012, Liège. Anais [...]. Liège: JADT, 2012. p. 835-844.
SADEGHI, Saeid; POURETEMAD, Hamid R.; SHALANI, Bita. Internet-based versus face-to-face intervention training for parents of young children with excessive screen-time and autism spectrum disorder–like symptoms: a comparative study. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, v. 68, n. 5, p. 744-755, 2023. Disponível em: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36210895/. Acesso em: 5 ago. 2023.
SALES, Mary Valda Souza (org.). Tecnologias digitais, redes e educação: perspectivas contemporâneas. Salvador: EDUFBA, 2020.
SOCIEDADE BRASILEIRA DE PEDIATRIA. Manual de orientação: Grupo de Trabalho Saúde na Era Digital (2019–2021): #Menos telas, #Mais saúde. Rio de Janeiro: SBP, 2019. Disponível em: https://www.sbp.com.br/fileadmin/user_upload/_22246c-ManOrient___MenosTelas__MaisSaude.pdf. Acesso em: 15 abr. 2023.
SUNDQVIST, Annette; KOCH, Felix-Sebastian; BIRBERG, Ulrika; BARR, Rachel; HEIMANN, Mikael. Growing up in a digital world: digital media and the association with the child’s language development at two years of age. Frontiers in Psychology, v. 12, p. 1-13, 2021. Disponível em: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.569920/full. Acesso em: 15 jul. 2023.
UEBEL, Mariana Pedrini. O cérebro na infância: um guia para pais e educadores empenhados em formar crianças felizes e realizados. São Paulo: Contexto, 2022.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Revista e-curriculum

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Os autores concedem à revista todos os direitos autorais referentes aos trabalhos publicados. Os conceitos emitidos em artigos assinados são de absoluta e exclusiva responsabilidade de seus autores.Todo o conteúdo da Revista e-Curriculum é aberto para acesso público, propiciando maior visibilidade, alcance e disseminação dos trabalhos publicados.






