CYP Now - In the Digital Home, How do Parents Support Their Children and Who Supports Them?

Researchers at the London School of Economics (LSE) wanted to explore how parents and children engage with different forms of media to learn, create, communicate and play.

In the Digital Home, How do Parents Support Their Children and Who Supports Them?

Published by LSE Department of Media and Communications, February 2018

SUMMARY

The researchers surveyed 2,032 parents of children aged from birth to 17 in late 2017. Most participants were recruited online while a sample of low or non-internet users were interviewed in person.

The report authors found media- and internet-related activities are a common way of sharing time within families. While mothers reported more activities with their children overall, fathers were particularly likely to say they played computer or video games with their children, suggesting this can be a valued shared activity. Some families were engaging in creative activities together, but only high-income families were likely to have created music, photos or videos together using digital media.

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