Baby Brains & Video Games: Evening Panel in NYC Tomorrow

From iPads to smartphones to laptops, today’s children are introduced to digital media almost as soon as they can babble and point. How should parents think about the effects of screen time on young brains? Are today’s babies, toddlers and preschoolers learning the art of interaction, or picking up the vice of distraction?

I’ll be part of a panel discussion in New York City tomorrow night that will delve into many of these questions, featuring Rosemarie Truglio of Sesame Workshop, author Annie Murphy Paul (whose forthcoming book focuses on the science of learning), and Warren Buckleitner of Children’s Technology Review. We’ll be grappling with how the latest cognitive science can help us understand the impact of new technology on children’s growing minds.

The event is hosted by New America NYC, a new offshoot of the New America Foundation.

For more details and to RSVP, go to the event page.

P.S. This is a chance to get a copy of Screen Time: How Electronic Media — From Baby Videos to Educational Software — Affects Your Young Child. The paperback appeared in stores last week. I’d love to hear what you think. For more information, see my book website: www.lisaguernsey.com