This leading role of the devices and their permanent evolution demands that parents become aware of their impact, form an informed criterion and remain attentive to the developments that will continue to occur. Technology has become part of the skills necessary to educate well today.
Spanish parents say they feel confident about their level of preparation in this matter. I think this fact points to a certain degree of presumption on their part. It is understandable that parents find it difficult to admit their vulnerability as educators of their children. But both the functionalities and the culture generated by screens mutate at great speed. From this arises a double educational task: gaining the children's trust to know what is really happening, and continuing to train in this area.
One way to stay up to date is to talk more with your children, asking them with real interest about what they do when they are in front of the screen. I am a Marketing professional and I do it constantly so as not to lose track. My conversations with nephews and friends' children teach me more about the future than many professional conferences.
Another interesting formula is to take advantage of the available technology to open your mind and learn something new. The Internet is full of applications and tutorials about hobbies. Using these instruments we can then teach them and accompany them on this interesting journey that is the digital revolution.
Screening Recommendations
How do we protect our children in the digital environment? Learning with our children, learning from our children.
Screening recommendations:
1. Go ahead: fathers and mothers must go ahead. Children fundamentally pay attention to what they see and not what they are told. Commit yourself.2.Talk about technology as an issue that involves the entire family.Establish rules that involve all members, get involved in what they consume, and don't be afraid to 'personalize' this policy for each of the children.3.Seek balance. Screens cannot take up all your leisure time: you need to learn to integrate their use as another activity, in a balanced way.4. Do you want to know where you are? We recommend taking one of our digital consumption tests on the Empantallados website.
Article prepared by Gustavo Entrala, Expert in Trends, Innovation and Branding and collaborator of the study The Impact of Screens on family life, by Empantallados with GAD3.
Source: The impact of screens on family life, Empantallados and GAD3
The Best Building Block Sets for Creative Kids and Adult Collectors
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