Parents & Their Kids Prefer Using Print Books Over eBooks When Reading Together
September 19, 2012
Parents and their children prefer using print books over eBooks when reading together. A new study has found that parents will opt to give their children eBooks when traveling or when they are too busy. The study also shows that parents feel wary when it comes to enhanced kidlit eBooks because they contain a plethora of distractions (i.e. animations and games) that may detract from the fundamental reading experience.
"Nearly three-quarters of iPad owners who read e-books with their children prefer reading print books with them to e-books; and about half of children say the same thing. Meanwhile, less than 10% of both children and parents prefer to read e-books when they read together, according to the study produced by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, a New York-based non-profit dedicated to studying and promoting children’s reading. About 40% of children and 20% of parents like reading both equally."