INSIGHTS.
Is Screen Time More Like Heroin or Potatoes for Young Minds?
When the research can vary so widely, just how harmful is screen time to young minds? How can we get to the truth? And what does it mean for our own children?
What is Digital Wellbeing? Defining a Framework to help you find it.
What is digital wellbeing? In this blog, we outline our definition of digital wellbeing and our 4Cs framework of Control, Connection, Content and Care, to help you find digital wellbeing in your ownlife.
Protecting against online harms is a responsibility for us all
Whilst it may be difficult to think about, online harms exist and we are all at risk from harm. COVID-19 has resulted in a rise in the risk of online harms. It’s important that we address these risks.
Focusing in: what listening to teenagers has taught us about staying safe online
Kidscape & Qustodio recently held a number of discussions with teenagers and their parents about approaches to screentime. The resounding message was that both groups felt they didn’t have the education to make effective decisions about their technology use.
What COVID-19 has taught us about Digital Wellbeing
As it has been written in the NY Times, in the screen time debate, screens just won. But other than recognising that technology has kept society functioning, what else has the pandemic taught us about our relationship with tech?
How to Manage Parenting, Screen Time & Digital Wellbeing During COVID-19
Coronavirus could trigger a screentime pandemic or a surge in awareness of digital wellbeing. The choice is in our hands.
Digital Wellbeing is the next Environmentalism
Digital Wellbeing is the next Environmentalism. Current research is conflicting and struggling to keep up with the pace of the changing landscape. Change will need action from society, policy and industry. We can’t wait for science to tell us what to do.