TY - CHAP
T1 - Rules of engagement
T2 - Family rules on young children’s access to and use of technologies
AU - Chaudron, Stéphane
AU - Marsh, Jackie
AU - Donoso Navarette, Veronica
AU - Ribbens, Wannes
AU - Mascheroni, Giovanna
AU - Šmahel, David
AU - Černikova, Martina
AU - Dreier, Michael
AU - Korkeamäki, Riitta-Liisa
AU - Livingstone, Sonia
AU - Plowman, Lydia
AU - Fletcher-Watson, Ben
AU - Richardson, Janice
AU - Shlyapnikov, Vladimir
AU - Soldatova, Galina
PY - 2018/4/4
Y1 - 2018/4/4
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85067366896
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-10-6484-5_9
DO - 10.1007/978-981-10-6484-5_9
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 978-981-10-6483-8
VL - 22
T3 - International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development
SP - 131
EP - 145
BT - Digital Childhoods
A2 - Danby, S.
A2 - Fleer, M.
A2 - Davidson , C.
A2 - Hatzigianni, M.
PB - Springer
CY - Singapore
ER -