The research tells us there is no ‘magic screen time number’ to guarantee quality learning. It depends how the technology is used and for what.
- Associate Professor, Education, University of Canberra
Half of Year 6 students met or exceeded the national ‘proficient standard for ICT literacy’ in the latest round of testing.
Research on children’s safety online stresses the importance of parents involving kids in family screen use and explaining what is happening.
We tend to think when children are using screens, they are passive and sitting still. But they can move in response to what they watch. Or get inspiration for what to play next.
For many families, there is a daily battle around getting kids off their screens and back into real life.
Depending on your child’s birthday, you may have a tricky decision to make about when they start school.
There is a lot of pressure on the transition to ‘big school’. For parents, this raises the question of how best we can prepare our kids and ourselves for this time.
Recent polling shows more than 90% of Australian parents think their kids’ screen time is a problem.
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