This 2023 5Rights report examines how children’s developmental stages interact with their experiences in the digital environment. It draws on child development research to look at different age groups, their typical digital interactions, and the associated risks, challenges and opportunities. It also considers how developmental milestones can inform digital policy and product design.
A central argument is that digital services should take account of children’s evolving capacities rather than assume adult levels of maturity. The report therefore calls for age-appropriate, child-centred digital environments and highlights the importance of children’s voices, safer design, and a better balance between risk, harm and opportunity.
This 2023 5Rights report examines how children’s developmental stages interact with their experiences in the digital environment. It draws on child development research to look at different age groups, their typical digital interactions, and the associated risks, challenges and opportunities. It also considers how developmental milestones can inform digital policy and product design.
A central argument is that digital services should take account of children’s evolving capacities rather than assume adult levels of maturity. The report therefore calls for age-appropriate, child-centred digital environments and highlights the importance of children’s voices, safer design, and a better balance between risk, harm and opportunity.
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