Factors influencing the digital parenting styles of Malaysian parents
When it comes to their children's digital use, today's parents are frequently at a loss. There are no hard and fast rules or guidelines to tell them how to digitally parent effectively. The abundance of news coverage and stories about cybercrime and improper digital use, such as pornograph...
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Jabatan Pembangunan Wanita
2022
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/101273/1/PiCCWED15%20-%20Program%20Book%2023092022.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/101273/2/piccwed.pptx http://irep.iium.edu.my/101273/ https://www.piccwed.com/ |
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| Summary: | When it comes to their children's digital use, today's parents are frequently at a loss. There are no hard and fast rules or guidelines to tell them how to digitally parent effectively. The abundance of news coverage and stories about cybercrime and improper digital use, such as pornography and fake news, exacerbates parents' concerns. Regardless, parents have little choice but to embrace digital technologies because the world is rapidly changing, and the future will inevitably be digital. Traditional parenting methods may no longer be sufficient to help children grow into successful adults. Parents must ensure that their children can benefit from digital technologies while also being prepared to tackle digital threats. According to studies, the enabling digital parenting style is the ideal since it provides a technique of balancing the risks and benefits of children's digital use. Parents' digital parenting approaches are frequently influenced by their demographic background and local customs. As a result, this study investigated how factors like parental role, ethnicity, age, educational background, household income, and work position affect the skills that parents need to become enabling digital parents. A total of 654 Malaysian parents from various demographic backgrounds were surveyed. According to the findings, parents with greater incomes, better employment, and educational statuses are likely to have more enabling digital parenting styles. This implies that any initiatives promoting enabling digital parenting approaches must be uniquely designed to respond to parents’ contextual circumstances. |
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