Technology is now embedded in children¡¯s lives: how does it affect the way they play, learn and develop critical skills?
Playing with digital technologies can have a range of positive effects on children¡¯s knowledge, creativity and skills
Compelling new evidence, gathered in the UK and South Africa, shows that the benefits of play with digital technologies depend upon children¡¯s learning environment, both in the home and outside of it.
Children¡¯s access to technology varies greatly, and some devices, apps and games are better than others for children¡¯s development.
Above all, the involvement of adults is vital: adults have a crucial role in supporting children¡¯s play with digital technologies, and engaging with it. Some parents, however, continue to have a negative view of children¡¯s play that involves digital technology: they have concerns about children spending too much time on it, as well as concerns around privacy and suitability of content.
