INFORMASI
Vol. 55 No. 1 (2025): Informasi

CHILDREN'S DIGITAL LITERACY: PARENTAL ROLE IN PROTECTION AMID PANDEMIC AND DIGITAL SHIFT

Pranawati, Rita (Unknown)
Maimunah, Margaret Aliyatul (Unknown)
Susanto, Susanto (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jul 2025

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant changes to family life, including the role of parents in accompanying their children in the digital era. This study examines the role of parents in supporting children's digital literacy during the pandemic, while also identifying challenges in minimizing the risks of exposure to harmful online content. Using a quantitative approach, the study involved 25,164 children and 14,169 parents across Indonesia. The findings show a drastic increase in children's gadget use, with the majority of time spent on online entertainment. However, parental supervision remains limited, both in terms of quantity and quality. Only 59.1% of fathers and 68% of mothers consistently provide digital literacy education. This lack of supervision exposes children to risks such as cyberbullying, exposure to harmful content, and technology addiction. The study highlights the importance of collaboration between parents and educational institutions in strengthening safe and beneficial digital literacy practices for children in the digital era. Keywords: Children's digital literacy, family education, harmful online content, parental supervision, technology addiction.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

informasi

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Library & Information Science

Description

INFORMASI is an academic journal that centered in communication, is open and welcoming to contributions from the many disciplines and approaches that meet at the crossroads that is communication study. We are interested in scholarship that crosses disciplinary lines and speaks to readers from a ...