Recommendations: Youth and media

Ein Vater mit einem Kind auf den Knien die gemeinsam auf ein Smartphone schauen.

Recommendations for parents of children up to 7 years

Digital media are omnipresent in the world today – and that applies to children too. Even the youngest children see how adults use a smartphone as well as how older brothers and sisters sit at a laptop or watch TV. Like everything that is new to them, digital media arouse their curiosity. As a parent, how should you deal with this? One thing is certain: trying to keep children away from digital media is neither sensible nor realistic. Instead, it is important to show them how to use the media responsibly, choose age-appropriate content and guide the children in their media use.

Drei Kinder die gemeinsam auf ein Smartphone schauen.

Recommendations for parents of children from 6 to 13 years

Digital media are omnipresent in the world today – and that applies to children too. They experience how adults communicate via the Internet, obtain information online and use digital media for entertainment. But they also use online content themselves, whether in their leisure time or at school. This is why parents ask themselves many questions about how to use media. One thing is certain: in order for children to learn how to use digital media safely and responsibly, they need guidance and support – but also the opportunity to make their own experiences and to try things out within a protected framework.