Digital dilemmas of families with young children – An exploratory study on a day in the life of Australian children’s data
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21190846 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rebecca Ng (University of Wollongong, corresponding author), C M Rogerson (0000-0003-1306-8867, University of Wollongong), C Rogerson (University of Wollongong), Simon Bennett (0000-0003-2729-4734, University of Wollongong) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-25 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Children and Media (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-2798 • E-ISSN: 1748-2801 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17482798.2025.2589398 |
| OpenAlex | W4416742900 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
The use of digital services and technologies have become integral to participating in civic life. However, with each interaction, data or information relating to the user is collected. In the case of children, data about them may be collected from before birth where others such as family members share information about them through posting on social media or signing up to services. In this exploratory study, we sought to uncover the digital dilemmas experienced by families in relation to their children’s data. Using a mixed-methods approach involving a survey, two workshops and a two-week experience sample, we present findings around the types of dilemmas parents face with regard to their children’s data based on their relationships with various stakeholders including children themselves, family members and friends, institutions, algorithms and the public. Through this study, we interrogate the notion of choice in the use of digital services and technologies, and by extension, the sharing and collecting of children’s data. It concludes that these choices are often logical fallacies, and the indiscriminate collection and use of children’s data cannot be easily mitigated by individual efforts
Data collection · Exploratory research · Lived experience · Qualitative research · Young adult · Child Development and Digital Technology · Digital literacy in education · Impact of Technology on Adolescents
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Thematic Analysis
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Leaning Into Digital Dilemmas
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Child Data Citizen
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Sharenting,” parent blogging, and the boundaries of the digital self
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Datafied times
Folk theories of algorithmic operations during Internet use
Studying the datafication of Australian childhoods
Children's digital playgrounds as data assemblages
When open data is a Trojan Horse
Databases and Doppelgängers
Intimate Surveillance
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |