id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-15630 Daniels, Tim Children in the Digital Age: Influences of Electronic Media on Development. Eds. Sandra L. Calvert, Amy B. Jordan, and Rodney R. Cocking. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 2002. 260p. alk. paper, $49.95 (ISBN 0275976521). LC 2002-19509. 2003-11-01 2 .pdf application/pdf 1840 161 45 The studies also show that, at least in the short run, computer media tend to en- hance spatial and attention skills and that e-mail and chat have a positive effect on communication skills. Use patterns point to the fact that as interactive media become more wide- spread, users of both sexes tend to replace one medium with the next, so time pre- viously spent watching television is be- ing replaced by time spent play- ing computer games and on the Internet. cache/crl-15630.pdf txt/crl-15630.txt