Young Children (0-8) and digital technology: A qualitative exploratory study across seven countries

Despite the growing number of very young children who go online and who are using a wide range of technologies, little is known about children’s interactions with those technologies. This report presents a pilot qualitative study designed and implemented in collaboration with a selected group of academic partners in different European countries that aims at pioneering in Europe the exploration of young children and their families` experiences with new technologies. It presents its results and discuss the findings at cross-national level on how children between zero and eight engage with digital technologies such as smartphones, tablets, computers and games; how far parents mediate this engagement and their awareness on the risks-opportunities balance. The report concludes on recommendations to parents, industries and policymakers. Files: lbna27052enn.pdf [1] LBNA27052ENE.epub [2] URI: Authors: CHAUDRON Stephane Publication Year: 2015 Type: EUR Scientific and Technical Research Reports Publisher: Publications Office of the European Union ISBN: 978-92-79-45023-5 ISSN: 1831-9424 DOI: 10.2788/00749 [3] Other Identifiers: EUR 27052 OPOCE LB-NA-27052-EN-N Source URL: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-reports/young-children-0-8-and-digital-tech nology-qualitative-exploratory-study-across-seven Links [1] http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC93239/lbna27052enn.pdf [2] http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC93239/LBNA27052ENE.epub [3] http://dx.doi.org/10.2788/00749