Open AccessParental Attitude and Parental Intervention Strategies on Digital Media Usage Among Young Children
Author(s) -
Ka Vian Tan,
S. M. Zhooriyati
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
malaysian journal of social sciences and humanities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2504-8562
DOI - 10.47405/mjssh.v6i9.990
Subject(s) - digital media , nonprobability sampling , intervention (counseling) , nature versus nurture , psychology , developmental psychology , media use , positive attitude , social psychology , medicine , sociology , political science , environmental health , population , psychiatry , anthropology , law
Technology-focused parenting has evolved to provide a constantly updated digital experience for the new digital populations while parents mitigate the risks of digital media exposure in this modern society. This study explores parental attitude on the impact of digital media and their respective parental intervention strategies. There were five parents recruited through purposive sampling technique and they participated in in-depth interview. Parents generally hold positive attitude towards digital media. They apply different parental strategies for children’s media activities and its contents. This study addressed relationships pertinent to current parental strategies, media and child’s factors. Considerable possibilities and patterns to nurture young children with digital media has been elucidated through uncovering parents’ perspectives and challenges.