Empowering Children as Resilient Digital Citizens: Navigating the Challenges of the Digital Media Landscape

Romy Di Putra; Irwansyah

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.22310

Empowering Children as Resilient Digital Citizens: Navigating the Challenges of the Digital Media Landscape

Author(s)	Romy Di Putra, Irwansyah
Country	Indonesia
Abstract	The research "Empowering Children as Resilient Digital Citizens: Navigating Challenges in the Digital Media Landscape" aims to understand the impact of digital technology on children's development and equip them with the skills necessary to become resilient digital citizens. The focus is on 5-18 year olds, highlighting the important role of media literacy in creating a safe online environment. Using PRISMA's 2020 systematic literature review and a survey of 58 parents, the study identified key challenges such as online safety risks and lack of digital literacy, and emphasized the important role of parents, educators and policymakers. The survey results showed 82.8% of respondents were women aged 35-44 years. Most children use smartphones (65.5%) for educational and entertainment purposes. Common digital activities include watching videos (43.1%) and playing educational games (34.5%). Parents teach digital etiquette through regular discussions (69.0%) and monitoring children's online activities. Effective monitoring methods include parental control apps (41.4%) and online activity discussions (39.7%). A literature review revealed clusters of keywords such as "Digital Citizenship," "Social Media," "Digital Education," and "Media Literacy," demonstrating the importance of digital literacy and education. Developed countries such as the US, UK, Australia, Spain, and Canada are showing great attention to digital literacy and child protection. The discussion emphasized the need for a holistic approach involving media literacy, the role of parents, and strong government policies. Parents should be actively involved in children's use of technology, educators need to integrate media literacy into curricula, and policymakers should enforce strict regulations to protect children in the digital world. This approach ensures children are ready to face and use the digital world safely and respo
Keywords	Children, Digital Media, Digital Literacy, Digital Citizen, Online Safety.
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 3, May-June 2024
Published On	2024-06-17
Cite This	Empowering Children as Resilient Digital Citizens: Navigating the Challenges of the Digital Media Landscape - Romy Di Putra, Irwansyah - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 3, May-June 2024. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.22310
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.22310
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gt2cbc

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