Writer: E-Readers Can Hamper Children's Early Development

In a piece for Time (12/22), the New American Foundation's Lisa Guernsey writes that electronic reading devices "can unintentionally cause parents to hamper their child's learning. This phenomenon first turned up a few years ago in research at Temple University on e-books for preschool and elementary school children. Instead of talking with their children about the content of the books, parents ended up spouting 'do this, don't do that' directives about how to use the devices." Guernsey describes more research suggesting that the use of such devices can hamper cognitive development.