Raising safe, digitally savvy kids in the ‘screen age’ requires a strategy
Raising safe, digitally savvy kids in the ‘screen age’ requires a strategy
- April 11, 2019
- Mimi Ito, anthro, in Women In the World, April 11, 2019
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“Just because [kids] may meet an unsavory person in the park, we don’t ban them from outdoor spaces,” said Mimi Ito, director of the Connected Learning Lab at University of California-Irvine, at the 10th annual Women in the World Summit on Thursday. After years of research, the mother of two college-age children said she thinks parents need to understand how important digital spaces are to children and adjust accordingly.
For the full story, please visit https://womenintheworld.com/2019/04/11/raising-safe-digitally-savvy-kids-in-the-screen-age-requires-a-strategy/.
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