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Although we are living in ‘the digital age’, there remain heated debates about children’s use (and over-use) of digital technologies. It is claimed that young children have become slaves to devices, to the extent that family life, mental health, traditional play and outdoor play are being compromised because of too much screen time. Digital content is also a concern in games and social media, especially violence, aggression, anti-social and discriminatory behaviours. But none of these concerns or media panics addresses the central questions of why children are enthusiastic and rapid adopters of digital technologies, what they are doing with those technologies, and what might be some of the benefits for their learning and development.
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