For the month of December, we are exploring a world of endless possibilities, being a guiding light for those who guided us. #DigitalParentingDecember is not just a campaign, but an initiative to teach the younger ones to be good netizens, which will be instrumental in building a better, safe, informed online community.
It is a well-researched consensus that children who grew up in the 21st century were more technologically equipped than the previous generation, which created a digital divide between the two. In most households, one may find the children being more tech-savvy than parents. As functional and practical use of the internet from a young age can be, it comes with a long list of ill-effects, ranging from underage exposure to pornography and predators to gaming addiction. To guide the younger ones through the rights and wrongs of the internet and inculcate best practices in them to ensure a productive, socially active, and growth-oriented environment, we have taken up the responsibility to educate the parents and caregivers through #DigitalParentingDecember, wherein we will provide them with the ladder of technological awareness, which will help them in moderating, monitoring, and communicating with their children in an efficient manner. We’ll help the parents in strategizing and managing devices and internet time, educate them on the latest apps and technologies, introduce them to parental controls, etc. This will enable them in ascertaining that their children are the ones using the internet, not the ones being used. #DigitalParentingDecember is one of a kind campaign in our country that will set a benchmark for promoting internet use among the general population, regardless of age.
We believe that the youth are the flag bearers of social change, and they initially learn their values from their parents and caregivers. We aim to start at the source and provide the older generation with the necessary information, knowledge, and a bagful of tips and tricks needed to monitor their child’s activity effectively and promote constructive communication between the two generations. We intend to create a more progressive community that takes the internet and digital platforms as a learning curve rather than an idea of resisted change. We also seek to inform parents and caregivers about the concept of digital parenting and start a discourse to develop best practices in the community. The end-purpose of this campaign is to spread awareness about digital parenting through social media and creating a more informed community online. We’ll be focusing broadly on the following particulars during this campaign: