Changing Childhood & Digital Parenting

Nowadays, most transactions kids see are done digitally via credit or debit. They see that items can be purchased with the click of a button. But spending and savings do not always work together as easily.

From a very young age, children are regular users of smartphones or tablets. They know their way around YouTube before they can even properly speak. Raising children who are increasingly connected online poses new challenges for parents (and caregivers) to find ways to keep their children safe while allowing them to take advantage of the opportunities available in the digital environment and to add money value to the mix.

On the basis of the most recent report on the worldwide diffusion of the Internet among young people, one in three users is estimated to be a child or teenager (under 18). Here, we’re going to consider two aspects: active mediation and restrictive mediation.

Restrictive mediation is when a child is not allowed to access the internet, maybe apart from homework purposes. They are not allowed to have social media, download songs or movies, etc. But here’s the thing, even though you keep a close eye on your child, they will still find a way to access the internet. Maybe from friends or through a relative’s phone or their cousin’s.

Now, these things always lead to a bad result that every parent wants to avoid. But since they are going to access the internet anyway, why not have active involvement in your child’s activities rather than restricting them completely, this is what active mediation is.

Active mediation is when parents play a key role in helping their children in the digital world, telling them about the do’s and don’t’s, and threats.

One of the ways of being an active mediator in your child’s usage of the internet is Good Good Piggy. For ex., if the child completes a certain task they will be allowed to watch their favorite show on YouTube or Netflix etc.

Now, most of you are thinking, why do I need an app to teach my child about digital skills. Well, take this, for example, if you want to teach your child math, you would need a math book to do so! Similarly, to teach your child about digital skills you would need a digital application to do so.

In many studies, parental self-efficacy is positively associated with active parental practices: when parents feel confident about their Internet skills, they more often are involved in or monitor their children’s media activities

Good Good Piggy not only teaches you how to navigate through this whole digital parenting system but also sets in good valuable daily life habits for your child along with teaching them money values.