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Rules of Engagement: Family Rules on Young Children’s Access to and Use of Technologies

Michael DreierMartina CernikovaSvenja OttovordemgentschenfeldeStephane ChaudronGiovanna MascheroniVeronica Donoso NavaretteGalina U. SoldatovaLydia PlowmanSonia LivingstoneVladimir ShlyapnikovWannes RibbensBen Fletcher-watsonRiitta-liisa KorkeamäkiJackie MarshJanice RichardsonDavid ŠMahel

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young childrenbusiness.industrySettore SPS/08 - SOCIOLOGIA DEI PROCESSI CULTURALI E COMUNICATIVI05 social sciencesparents050301 education050801 communication & media studiesPublic relationsparental mediationDevelopmental psychologyRules of engagementYoung age0508 media and communicationsIntervention (counseling)Political scienceNarrow rangetouchscreenParental mediationbusiness0503 educationdigital media

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This chapter reports on a study conducted in seven countries in which young children’s (aged under 8) digital practices in the home were examined. The study explored family practices with regard to access to and use of technologies, tracing the ways in which families managed risks and opportunities. Seventy families participated in the study, and interviews were undertaken with both parents and children, separately and together, in order to address the research aims. This chapter focuses on the data relating to parental mediation of young children’s digital practices. Findings indicate that parents used a narrow range of strategies in comparison to parents of older children, primarily because they considered their children too young to be at risk when using technologies. However, children’s own reports suggested that some were able to access online sites independently from a young age and would have benefitted from more support and intervention. The implications of the study for future research and practice are considered.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6484-5_9