<![CDATA[The use of gadgets among children offers benefits for learning and communication; however, without appropriate parental supervision, it may also have negative effects on children's health and development. This community service program aimed to improve parents' knowledge of wise gadget use through strengthening family digital literacy. The program employed a health education intervention using an educational and participatory approach with a one-group pretest–posttest design. The educational materials covered the effects of gadget use, recommended screen time duration, signs of gadget addiction, and parental strategies for supervising children's use of digital media. Program evaluation was conducted using pretest and posttest questionnaires, and the data were analyzed descriptively based on changes in participants' knowledge scores. The results showed that the mean pretest score increased from 67.5 to 95 in the posttest, with an average score improvement of 27,5 points. A total of 75% of participants demonstrated improved knowledge, 25% maintained the same score, and no participants experienced a decline in their scores. These findings indicate that the health education program effectively improved parents' knowledge and contributed to strengthening family digital literacy as an effort to promote healthy digital parenting and minimize the negative impacts of gadget use among children. Keywords: family digital literacy; gadget use; health education; parents; screen time.]]>
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