Digital dilemmas of families with young children – An exploratory study on a day in the life of Australian children’s data

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21190846
AutoresRebecca Ng (University of Wollongong, autor de correspondencia), C M Rogerson (0000-0003-1306-8867, University of Wollongong), C Rogerson (University of Wollongong), Simon Bennett (0000-0003-2729-4734, University of Wollongong)
Año2025
Páginas1-25
Fecha de publicación2025-11-27
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Children and Media (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1748-2798 • E-ISSN: 1748-2801
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17482798.2025.2589398
OpenAlexW4416742900
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas26

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