Children's Entertainment Research Articles

Form, Function and Meaning of “Satua I Siap Selem” (A Cultural Linguistic Review)

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to describe the form, function (of language) and meaning of Satua (Folklore) I Siap Selem from a Cultural Linguistic perspective. Research methods: This research is descriptive qualitative in nature using primary data collected using the observation method with the help of note-taking techniques. Data were analyzed using the matching method and the agih method and the results were presented using formal and informal techniques. Results and discussion: The form of Satua I Siap Selem is a discourse in the form of fictional prose. The general function of Satua I Siap Selem is as a means of entertainment, while based on the communicative function of language its functions are informational, expressive, directive, aesthetic and phatic. The implied meaning of Satua I Siap Selem states mutual love and togetherness, mutual respect and mutual help, evil or cunning, ingenuity and responsibility, as well as stupidity. Implications: Satua I Siap Selem contains a good life philosophy and moral messages so it is very good to serve as bedtime entertainment and character education for children.

The Study on Impact of Online Games on Children Reference with Case Laws

Online gaming has become a popular form of entertainment for children around the world, including in India. While some studies have suggested that gaming can have positive effects on children's cognitive development and socialisation, there are also concerns about the potential negative impact of excessive gaming on children's health and wellbeing. Additionally, there have been some recent developments related to online gaming and case laws in India that highlight the need for greater awareness and regulation of this growing industry. This study aims to explore the impact of online games on children in India, and to examine the relevant case laws and regulations that govern this industry in the country. To create awareness about the influence of online games on children's life. To prevent the addiction of children in online games. To understand the problem of addiction to online games for children. To analyse the influence of online games on children's life. To know about the case laws related to online games on children. For the purpose of this research, an empirical method was followed and the data was collected through online survey analysis. The SPSS software by IBM was used to calculate the empirical statistics. The sample size was 200. Dependent variables are online games affect mental health of children, online games addiction to happening murder, children are addicted for online games, online games can cause health issues to children, online games affect children's life, effect of playing computer games of children, computer games good for children. Independent variables are Age, Gender. Various tools like Bar graph were used.

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Drowning is defined as the process of experiencing respiratory distress as a result of a mechanical asphyxiation due to the entry of a liquid into the lungs. It is a pretty common phenomenon, especially in early childhood and adolescence, although characterized by different risk factors by age. The pivotal management of a patient with drowning syndrome is first aid following the Paediatric Basic/Advanced Life Support principles, which should be carried out as soon as possible. The following manage- ment depends on the patient's signs and symptoms (secondary evaluation) and on the accident dynamic. Education is pivotal to prevent the incidence of drowning. Health education about drowning mainly focuses on the potential risk factors associated with aquatic entertainment for children, and therefore on the use of multiple layers of safety barriers, either physical (pool fencing, pool covers or water entry alarms) or behavioural.

UNBOXING NEW MASCULINITY: ANALYSING KEN’S EVOLUTION IN BARBIE’23

The representation of masculinity in media has long been dominated by traditional stereotypes, perpetuating rigid gender norms, and limiting the scope of diverse expressions of male identity. However, the film "Barbie" which recently released starring Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken presents a refreshing departure from this norm by offering an intriguing portrayal of Ken, a character with a rich history in popular culture. This research paper examines how the movie reimagines and challenges conventional notions of masculinity through Ken's character arc.The paper shall establish the historical context of Ken's portrayal in previous Barbie movies and merchandise, where he often embodied the archetypal male figure, emphasizing physical appearance and material possessions. Through a comprehensive analysis of "Barbie'23," the study explores how the film deconstructs these stereotypes and reconstructs Ken as a multifaceted and relatable character, embracing a broader spectrum of masculinity. Key themes explored include Ken's journey of self-discovery, emotional intelligence, and vulnerability. "Unboxing New Masculinity: Analysing Ken’s Evolution in Barbie’23" seeks to contribute to ongoing conversations about reimagining masculinity in media and highlights the importance of inclusive storytelling for young viewers. By breaking away from the traditional mold, "Barbie'23" exemplifies a forward-thinking narrative that paves the way for a more accepting and diverse portrayal of masculinity in children's entertainment.

Impact of Books and Cartoons on Developing Children's Behavior

Books and cartoons are two of the most popular entertainment for children. While books are known for their ability to stimulate the imagination and develop literacy skills, cartoons are known for their colorful and entertaining visuals. However, the influence of books and cartoons on children's behavior is the subject of much debate. Some argue that books have a greater impact as they encourage critical thinking and promote positive values, while others argue that cartoons have a stronger impact due to their ability to captivate and entertain young minds. In this article we will look at this topic and try to determine which of these two tools has the greatest impact on children's behavior.

Analysis and design of child-friendly play Spaces

Since quality education has become an important policy concept of contemporary education reform and development in China in the 21st century, as the country has proposed and planned the concept of child-friendly cities and communities, the combination of developing future child-friendly communities and quality education outside school has become an inevitable trend of the development of The Times. Modern urban society should provide space for children's entertainment and the educational significance of games. This study analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of relevant cases from the aspects of artistic techniques used and ideas conveyed, as well as the selection and consideration of amusement facilities, and thinks about how to improve and innovate. It provides ideas and schemes for how to design a child-friendly play space with both beautiful and entertaining functions. This paper mainly provides ideas for the design of hardware facilities and software facilities of child-friendly play space, through the analysis of children's physiological and psychological characteristics and needs, combined with traditional Chinese culture, to provide ideas for the design of child-friendly play space.

Optimization Of The Simple Additive Weighting Method Using The Entropy Method In Tourist Recommendation Decision Support

Travel recommendations are ideas or suggestions of cool places to see while traveling. Depending on the interests and preferences of each visitor, these tourist attractions can be nature tourism, beach tourism, cultural tourism or other interesting places to visit. Tourism recommendations can be offered based on criteria including scenic beauty, street access, distance traveled, children's entertainment venues, ticket prices, menu variations, parking, places to relax, toilets, prayer rooms. Therefore, tourism recommendations are needed for tourists to determine the tourist destinations they want to visit. The SAW method is applied to decision making using many criteria, and to avoid subjectivity in determining the criteria weights, the Entropy method is used. The results of this study indicate that the ranking results from the optimization of the SAW method with the entropy method in supporting tourism recommendation decisions.

The Effect Of Gadgets On Changes In The Personality Of Children

The VUCA world means the world we live in today, where changes occur very quickly, are unpredictable, are influenced by many factors that are difficult to control, and truth and reality are very subjective. VUCA is closely related to modern human life, in which the modern world is always experiencing a very rapid acceleration of change. Personality Psychology is a branch of Psychology which, when interpreted in terms of terminology, means that the study of human personality through human behavior or daily life that characterizes that person. At present, children use gadgets very often in their daily lives, but excessive use of gadgets will have a negative impact on children's social and emotional development. The labor impacts of using gadgets on children include children becoming private individuals, sleep disturbances, being alone, violent behavior, fading creativity and threats of cyberbullying. But on the other hand, when gadgets are used wisely by children, it can help them develop their thinking processes, problem solving skills, and increase their creativity in various ways. Changes in a child's personality when addicted to gadgets are very diverse, ranging from positive to negative impacts. When viewed from the negative impact, children will tend to get angry easily, like to be rebellious, imitate behavior on gadgets and talk to themselves on gadgets. Meanwhile, from the positive impact, it can facilitate communication, as a medium for children's entertainment, increase comfort in learning and increase children's knowledge.

Pedagogical problems of using National GamesofKazakhpeoplein the organization of educational work of Primary School students

The article highlights the great role of Kazakh national gamesof the Kazakh people’s lives. Games raised the mood, developed endurance, dexterity, strength. The content of the Kazakh National Games is huge; they are inextricably linked with folk art. It was here that many talented people were noticed and distinguished. The Kazakh National Games—the customs and traditions of the people. The article is devoted to the sociological analysis of the game as an element of the children's subculture. Despite the approaches to determining the concept of a children's subculture, its meaning and significance in the life of a child, scientists agree that one of the most important elements of a subculture is a game. The game is not entertainment for children. During the game, children learn to communicate with their peers, learn about the world around them, perceive the norms and rules of behavior in society in an accessible form. The article discusses the definition of the con-cepts of “children's subculture”and “children's culture”in foreign and domestic science and their correlation, considers theoretical studies of foreign scientists on the essence of children's culture; describes the types of games and their features; presents the results of the author's work. The author conducts research on this topic, and also draws conclusions aboutthe special influence of the game on the formation of the child's personality and offers parents recommendations on the play behavior of children. The article defines the essence of the game in the structure of the children's subculture

Exploring motivation via three-stage travel experience: how to capture the hearts of Taiwanese family-oriented cruise tourists

The cruise market has significant potential for family travel as birth rates continue to decline. To explore the reasons behind family cruise travel, passenger needs, and the three stages of cruise travel experience (anticipation, participation, and recall), this study employs qualitative research and in-depth survey methods. The study’s findings indicate that motivations for joining family cruise travel include "new experiences," "desire for cruise travel," "convenience," and "generating social topics/publicity." During the anticipation and recall stages, the most significant factors are the "port of call" and the "destination" of the cruise itinerary. Additionally, other important aspects include the dining options on the cruise. In the participation stage, the study reveals that cabins, entertainment, and special considerations for children hold particular significance. These results can provide valuable guidance in the planning of family cruise travel.

Young Children’s Electronic Media Use and Parental Rules and Regulations

Today’s children are born and raised in media-saturated environments, surrounded by televisions, computers, tablets, smartphones, and other portable electronic devices. Because these devices have become an indispensable part of everyday life, they have a significant influence on children's entertainment and leisure, as well as their education. This study, therefore, examined how early and how much young children (from 0 to 6 years of age) use television, computers, and tablet/smartphones, specifically whether this media usage is directly affected by socio-demographic factors related to parents (i.e., their education, income, and age), the children themselves (i.e., their age, gender, and the presence and number of siblings), and the media environment in their homes (i.e., the availability of media, parental opinions about media, and regulation of media use). The sample for this study consisted of 412 parents of 0- to 6-year-old children who brought their children to the Social Paediatrics Department of the Faculty of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey, for developmental check-ups. The data for this study were collected through a questionnaire that was prepared by the researcher. The findings indicate that almost all children live in homes with different types of electronic media devices and the children’s home electronic media environments and their parents’ demographics are important predictors for their usage of electronic media.

Play Is a Child’s Work (on Instagram)

Play Is a Child’s Work (on Instagram)

Design and Evaluation of Children's Assembled Toys Based on Mortise and Tenon Structure and Zodiac Modeling

Toys are not only a way of entertainment for children, but also play an educational role. Toy products with Chinese local characteristics can not only help children experience excellent traditional culture, but also develop into cultural tourism products with local characteristics and promote the development of cultural industry. Based on the theory of children’s cognitive development proposed by Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget in the mid-20 century, this study aims to improve the cognitive ability, self-awareness, movement and coordination ability of children aged 7 to 11 years. Based on the theory of multiple intelligences proposed by Howard Gardner, a contemporary American educational psychologist, the study is focused on design a set of children’s assembled toys with Chinese traditional mortise and tenon structure and Chinese zodiac characteristics. The study is to provide references for the development of children's assembled toys with Chinese local characteristics.

Translations of English Children’s Literature in the Armenian Periodicals in India

Translations had a significant role both in the popularization of Eastern Armenian and the establishment of literary and cultural ties between the Armenian community and the British. The purpose was to further the international outlook, understanding and emotional experience of foreign environments and cultures, on the one hand, next was to make more literature available to children and to contribute to the development of the readers’ set of values. 
 It should be noted that literary relations first of all contributed to the emergence of bilingual dictionaries. Shmavonian published an English-Armenian dictionary which was intended “for the entertainment of studious children” (Mkhitaryan 2016:81).
 19th century was marked by social political changes and created conditions for the development of new Armenian literature which was so important for shaping the mind set and behavior of the Armenian children. Thus, Armenian translators translated literature in connection with social and economic forces.
 The Armenian printing business in India operated for a century and published almost 200 books, booklets and more than ten periodicals. In this article some translations published in Azdarar (The Intelligencer, 1794, Madras), Azgaser (the Patriot, 1845, Calcutta), Azgaser Araratian (Patriot Araratian, 1848. Calcutta), and Hayeli Kalkatian (Mirror of Calcutta, 1820, Calcutta) are examined.

Children’s Basic Etiquette Learning in Mobile Application

The level of value and ethical crisis that occurs in children still tend to be found in society. It could be influenced by parenting patterns and observed based on daily interactions (talk and behave). Improving children’s understanding can be done through a game because it is considered to be an effective way and able to provide entertainment for children. This research uses the modern method from the Fisher-Yates Shuffle algorithm for randomizing quiz questions because it has linear time complexity and constant space complexity. Based on the results of testing using a questionnaire to 38 respondents, the score of player satisfaction using the GUESS-18 calculation method is 82.08% which is a value with the predicate ’Good’. For the comparison of quiz scores on the pretest and post-test questions given, there were 86.84% of players managed to experience an increase in ethical development after completing learning through the game My Little Adventurer.

Patterns of Early Childhood Media Consumption in the Digital Television Era

This study aims to analyze consumption patterns of children's programs on digital media in Indonesia. The research uses a qualitative approach with the uses and gratification theory as a theoretical framework—collecting research data through in-depth interviews with respondents. The research respondents were ten informants aged at least 21 years with children ranging in age from 2 to 6 years. The respondents were interviewed in-depth to get answers regarding the pattern of watching children's entertainment media shows in their respective homes. The study results reveal that parents choose television and YouTube as entertainment media for their early childhood. Parents give these two media because YouTube has three elements: interactivity, demassification, and asynchronous, while television is considered a counterbalance to smartphone addiction in children. The media consumption patterns of each family are remarkably diverse but have identical motives. The primary reason parents provide children's entertainment. Digital television has not been popular as an entertainment media option for early childhood.

The Economic and Social Implications of Religious Tourism

Background: The popularity of religious tourism in India has steadily grown over the years, however, significant research work precludes this area. Keeping the patriarchal male-dominance orientation of Indian society this study attempts to fill this void with the aim to examine the economic and social implications of religious tourism in India from females’ perspective. Aim: The study aims to explore the economic and social implications of religious tourism in the Indian context by creating new research avenues, offering new and fresh insights, and drawing conclusions based on personal experiences, beliefs, and perceptions of respondents on the topic studied. Setting: This study focused on the perspective of females in terms of the economic and social implications of religious tourism in Indian context. Methods: The empirical study is based on an extensive literature review and one-hour in-depth interviews of 45 females selected through purposive sampling technique across a broad age group of 30-60 years residing in India. Study results were obtained by using the constructive “Grounded Theory Approach”. Results: Results indicate the important structural changes that are taking place in India regarding females’ participation, particularly in religious tourism. Important insights were obtained about religious tourism's economic and social implications from the perspectives of females. Conclusion: It is, therefore, concluded that the religious tourism is gaining popularity of amongst females in India not only for the fulfilment of various purposes such as rejuvenation, entertainment, stress-busting, empowerment, employment, and socialization of children but also as a tool for income generation, social and cultural development, balanced regional growth, better infrastructure, and promotion of cultural diversity. The study results will provide the vital guidance to the policy makers in the area of women empowerment.

Content Strategies of Belarusian Media for Children in Social Networks

The article identifies the main types of content strategies used by children's media in Belarus on public Internet sites. The advertising, engaging, developing and combined content strategies of Belarusian media for children in social networks are distinguished through differentiating the target nature of the broadcast content, the formats used and the presence of a direct reference to the main media platform (magazine, newspaper, website). The most effective content strategies of Belarusian children's media are established based on the calculated index of Internet subscribers' engagement demonstrated by three indicators of user reactions (the number of "like" marks (likes), reprints (reposts) and comments). The factors influencing the degree of loyalty of the target audience to social children's media and their content strategies are determined. In a comparative aspect, the article describes multifunctional specialized media projects of the Children's Runet, which offer a variety of interactive multimedia formats aimed at development, education and entertainment of children of all age groups in the web environment

Mothers' Perceptions of Children's Screen Use During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Israel.

The contemporary parenting challenge of regulating children’s screen time became even more difficult during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). The current research addresses the characteristics of this challenge and explores mothers’ perceptions regarding their children’s screen use, through two consecutive studies. Study 1 included 299 mothers of elementary school children, who were asked to complete questionnaires regarding their children’s screen habits. Mothers were also asked about their own attitudes towards screens, as parents, and about their personal feelings of frustration and guilt. Study 2 replicated this procedure among a new sample of 283 mothers who also completed validated scales assessing their sense of parental competence and authority style. Retrospective reports of mothers indicated that, during the lockdown, entertainment use of screens increased by 73% among 4th–6th graders and by 108% among 1st–3rd graders. Educational use increased by 86% in both age groups. Mothers’ guilt increased as well and was predicted by children’s entertainment use (but not educational use), after accounting for demographic variables and mothers’ attitudes. Other factors, such as parenting style and having at-least one child with a diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), were associated with entertainment use (regardless of the COVID-19 lockdown). Factors that were found to moderate the lockdown effect were mothers’ attitudes towards screens and parental confidence. The findings are discussed in the context of parents’ efforts to regulate their children’s screen use.

Role and Impact of Cartoons in Building Children’s Attitude at Primary Level

The objective of this study is to explore the impact on the attitudes and language of children after watching cartoon programs. It is considered that cartoons are the safest and most popular entertainment for children. Plenty of TV channels non-stop broadcast different cartoons for children. Kids spend far more time watching cartoons on electronic gadgets than on any other task. It not only attracts the children through its contents but also inculcates some positive and negative habits in them. Violence is a vital part of most cartoon programs, which affects badly children’s attitudes and language because they are not able to distinguish between good or bad and reality or fantasy aspects of cartoon content. Children watch cartoon characters and they try to imitate and use aggressive attitudes at home and school. Children are induced and attracted by violent content by broadcasters and children act accordingly. The researcher adopted a survey research design to explore deeply the cause-and-effect relationship among the variables. The targeted population of this study was the parents of these cartoon-watching children who use to watch long hours daily in Karachi. 100 children’s mothers were randomly selected from ten private schools at the Pre-Primary level of Central District, Karachi. Five-point Likert scale questionnaire was used to collect the data. Findings show the impacts of violence presented in cartoons on children’s behavior. They not only imitate their favorite cartoon characters, and use aggressive attitudes at home and school.