As mídias digitais e as crianças: limites e possibilidades

Abstract

The present work addresses the relationship between the childhood and digital media, seeking to understand the benefits and inconveniences arising from this relationship. The methodology used was exploratory research with descriptive episodes. Data collection and analysis was carried out through bibliographical research. Based on the cultural-historical theory of Vygotsky (2003), the media theory of Martino (2014) and its implications for society clarified by Santaella (2003), it was possible to establish a relationship between child development, today mediated by digital media and the formation of individual thoughts with reflections on current society. To reach that conclusion, it was necessary to describe the history and sociology of childhood through studies of Heywood (2004), Stearns (2006), Buckingham (2006).