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expert advice How To Navigate Your Child’s Digital Learning Experience Children’s exposure to digital based technologies is inevitable – so how can parents make the best of it as a platform to benefit a young child’s learning and development? Dr Jacqueline Harding MA, Cert Ed, SFHEA EDURINO, the innovative digital learning brand, offers an engaging educational experience for children aged 4 and above. At the heart of the EDURINO series are its digital learning games, seamlessly blending technology with tactile interaction. With an app (once downloaded all the content is totally internet free), an intuitively designed pen, and charming character figurines, EDURINO delivers a captivating offline learning journey. From literacy to numeracy, coding, creativity, plants, wildlife and body parts, EDURINO allows children to delve into challenges and games without the need for connectivity. Each adorable character focuses on a specific subject, meticulously crafted to unlock educational content aligned with age appropriate learning objectives. Learn more at edurino.co.uk With any digital platform it is quite simply about ‘quality’ over ‘quantity’ In a child’s early years, the developing brain is particularly receptive to new experiences and on the look-out for new information. Children have a thirst for understanding how the world works and that also includes the digital environment. THE BRAIN THAT LOVES TO PLAY Children are surrounded by technology from their earliest years, so they need the skills to fully function in a future digital world. Developmentally speaking, children are driven to be active rather than passive in all forms of play and this is also true within the digital environment. And the brain that loves to play is delighted by interactivity. The bottom line is that with any digital platform it is quite simply about ‘quality’ over ‘quantity’. Developmentally sensitive digital learning platforms now play a core part in children’s education and can help them to learn independently. This could explain why more than a quarter of parents of new reception class starters in a recent Edurino poll said they purchased a digital device ahead of their child starting school; and why parents actively seek screen time for their children to support their education. In fact, the poll found that more than a third of primary school parents said they were willing to increase screen time if it helps their child to learn new skills. PLAYFUL LEARNING FOR YOUNG MINDS We need to encourage children to develop digital literacy in ways that are both playful and make best use of the brain that loves to play. In today’s world, it’s impossible to imagine life without digital media, children are growing up with it – and they have the potential to become digital creators, not just consumers! Here are seven practical tips to help navigate your child’s digital learning. 1. BE ‘IN THE KNOW’ Become familiar with the digital games your child is playing, so you can chat to them about the fun they are having. 2. LAUGH AND HAVE FUN Enjoy character-driven games, and embrace the interactivity and the humour together, the learning embedded within the content will happen naturally. 3. BREAKS Encourage your child to put their screens down at regular intervals. 32 PRENEUR WORLD www.preneur-world.com
4. TAKE CONTROL Take advantage of the Parent Area provided by digital games such as Edurino, where you can set time limits and monitor your child’s progress – it also gives children control of their play too. 5. KEEP SAFE Keep lines of conversation open about digital safety and guide children according to their age and understanding. 6. PREPARE CHILDREN FOR THEIR FUTURE It’s important that children develop digital literacy so they are equipped with skillsets for the future, for example critical thinking skills and being able to problem-solve with ease. 7. STRIP OUT THE STRESS Laughing and learning come hand in hand, so keep it fun and playful - children learn a little bit easier when the serious business of ‘learning’ is stripped way. ABOUT THE EXPERT As an international child development and education expert, Dr Jacqueline Harding is recognised for her work in positive online media. She has represented the UK in developing essential digital criteria and establishing best practice for broadcasters, parents and teachers across Europe. Her Doctoral work specialised in understanding how young children engage in media applications and she developed a unique tool to examine their responses. She works for children’s TV shows, such as Peter Rabbit, Teletubbies and Bing. She is a sought-after speaker in the media and author of best-selling books for parents, practitioners and children. Her latest book is called: The Brain that Loves to Play. She is an Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at Middlesex University and a former BBC Education Editor, Government Consultant, Headteacher and Senior Lecturer at Middlesex University. Research carried out online by Research Without Barriers – RWB, between 27th September 2023 and 2nd October 2023. The sample comprised 1,000 UK parents of 4-8-year-olds. All research conducted adheres to the UK Market Research Society (MRS) code of conduct (2023). RWB is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office and complies with the DPA (1998) PRENEUR WORLD 33
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