HCI researchers have been investigating family dynamics with new and emerging
technologies during joint media engagement (JME) experiences. However, most studies …

Child-agent interaction research has largely focused on automated voice agents, although
privacy concerns and quality of interactions serve as a rationale for using teleoperated …

The social aspects of co-present phone use have increasingly attracted scholarly attention
due to their potential impacts on interpersonal relationships. As a result, this study focused …

Prior work has broadly explored empowering children to learn to program by making video
games. However, such work has rarely considered the role of families in this learning …

Parents play essential roles in children's play and learning with various media, often leading
to positive and productive engagement outcomes for both parties. As such, an increasing …

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) presents challenges in social interaction skill development,
particularly in turn-taking. Digital interventions offer potential solutions for improving autistic …

The children of today will inherit a more complex domestic energy landscape than their
parents. While children consume energy themselves and can meaningfully participate in …

(1) Background: The objective of the study was to verify the effects of COVID-19 confinement
on motor skills through a longitudinal study in Portuguese children who were one year old at …

This study explored young children's (2–8 years old) daily activities during the first lockdown
with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (spring/2020, T1) and a year later …

Otome games (also known as romantic video games, or RVGs) are story-based video
games that are designed for young women, simulating the experience of a romantic …