Parenting in digital age

Negative impacts of social media are less about children’s actions and more about lack of oversight.

Growing up with the world at their fingertips, children have become so tech-savvy that older folks now depend on them for many digital tasks. These children learn to spout digital lingo before they even know how to communicate properly in real life. Yet all is not well. They may be digitally fluent, but that doesn’t mean they understand the risks lurking online or have the maturity to navigate them responsibly. The internet is filled with content of all sorts: while some can foster learning in children, others may harm their well-being. In countries like Nepal with low levels of adult digital literacy, young minds have to navigate this dichotomy of content alone.