The impact of home computer use on children's activities and development.

@article{Subrahmanyam2000TheIO,
  title={The impact of home computer use on children's activities and development.},
  author={Kaveri Subrahmanyam and Robert E. Kraut and Patricia M. Greenfield and Elisheva F. Gross},
  journal={The Future of children},
  year={2000},
  volume={10 2},
  pages={
          123-44
        },
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:12421727}
}
The authors conclude that more systematic research is needed in these areas to help parents and policymakers maximize the positive effects and to minimize the negative effects of home computers in children's lives.
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