Young children (2-13) and digital technologies: a case study of Lithuania

Abstract

The chapter aims at analysing the role of online technologies and digital devices in young children’s (2-13) lives. The case study of Lithuania contributes with the new insights about the local context and is a continuation of the Lithuanian part of the European Commission Joint Research Center project “Young Children (0–8) and Digital Technologies“. This study builds on the national report presenting findings from the qualitative study on young children and their engagement with digital technologies conducted in Lithuania with ten families with children aged from 2 to 13 years and their parents. The research revealed that most children use online technologies everyday day, but their engagement with online technologies is substantially influen ed by their parents’ attitudes towards online technologies. Children perceive online technologies as entertainment, relaxation, something they can play with. Parents’ views towards the use of online technologies by their children are more diverse. They mediate their children’s use of online technologies in different ways.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio