Digital Child
@digitalchildau.bsky.social
Supporting children growing up in a digital world. Find out more at digitalchild.org.au
This fascinating project explores how children play, imagine, and create across generations.
📘Read International Perspectives – Playing the Archive by Professor John Potter on the Digital Child blog:
🔗https://digitalchild.org.au/playing-the-archive-from-the-opies-to-the-digital-playground/
📘Read International Perspectives – Playing the Archive by Professor John Potter on the Digital Child blog:
🔗https://digitalchild.org.au/playing-the-archive-from-the-opies-to-the-digital-playground/
November 4, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This fascinating project explores how children play, imagine, and create across generations.
📘Read International Perspectives – Playing the Archive by Professor John Potter on the Digital Child blog:
🔗https://digitalchild.org.au/playing-the-archive-from-the-opies-to-the-digital-playground/
📘Read International Perspectives – Playing the Archive by Professor John Potter on the Digital Child blog:
🔗https://digitalchild.org.au/playing-the-archive-from-the-opies-to-the-digital-playground/
👩👧💻 Want to help your little one learn about the digital world — safely and playfully?
Join our free in-person Parent–Child Workshops, hosted by QUT and UOW researchers!
📍 This Thursday in Wollongong
📍 This Saturday in Brisbane
Register here 👉 : uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Join our free in-person Parent–Child Workshops, hosted by QUT and UOW researchers!
📍 This Thursday in Wollongong
📍 This Saturday in Brisbane
Register here 👉 : uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
November 3, 2025 at 4:08 AM
👩👧💻 Want to help your little one learn about the digital world — safely and playfully?
Join our free in-person Parent–Child Workshops, hosted by QUT and UOW researchers!
📍 This Thursday in Wollongong
📍 This Saturday in Brisbane
Register here 👉 : uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Join our free in-person Parent–Child Workshops, hosted by QUT and UOW researchers!
📍 This Thursday in Wollongong
📍 This Saturday in Brisbane
Register here 👉 : uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Join us for a Stay and Play storytelling session in Brisbane! 🎨📚 Bring your little storytellers along for an afternoon of creativity
📅 Tuesday, 18 November 2025
📍 CTC, QUT Kelvin Grove – E Block, Room 420
🎟️ Please register via Humanitix here: events.humanitix.com/digital-stor...
📅 Tuesday, 18 November 2025
📍 CTC, QUT Kelvin Grove – E Block, Room 420
🎟️ Please register via Humanitix here: events.humanitix.com/digital-stor...
November 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Join us for a Stay and Play storytelling session in Brisbane! 🎨📚 Bring your little storytellers along for an afternoon of creativity
📅 Tuesday, 18 November 2025
📍 CTC, QUT Kelvin Grove – E Block, Room 420
🎟️ Please register via Humanitix here: events.humanitix.com/digital-stor...
📅 Tuesday, 18 November 2025
📍 CTC, QUT Kelvin Grove – E Block, Room 420
🎟️ Please register via Humanitix here: events.humanitix.com/digital-stor...
✨ Thank you to everyone who joined us for our event on “AI and Children: Friend or Foe?”
📘 Explore more: Download the report Children and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Australia to learn about the key challenges of GenAI
👉 digitalchild.org.au/artificialin...
📘 Explore more: Download the report Children and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Australia to learn about the key challenges of GenAI
👉 digitalchild.org.au/artificialin...
October 30, 2025 at 3:43 AM
✨ Thank you to everyone who joined us for our event on “AI and Children: Friend or Foe?”
📘 Explore more: Download the report Children and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Australia to learn about the key challenges of GenAI
👉 digitalchild.org.au/artificialin...
📘 Explore more: Download the report Children and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Australia to learn about the key challenges of GenAI
👉 digitalchild.org.au/artificialin...
📢 Call for Papers!
AJEC invites abstracts for a special issue on children’s perspectives in their digital childhoods 🌍💻
📅 Abstracts due: Fri, 31 Oct 2025
📧 s.danby@qut.edu.au Susan Danby, | i.silva@qut.edu.au Irina Silva
AJEC invites abstracts for a special issue on children’s perspectives in their digital childhoods 🌍💻
📅 Abstracts due: Fri, 31 Oct 2025
📧 s.danby@qut.edu.au Susan Danby, | i.silva@qut.edu.au Irina Silva
October 29, 2025 at 4:51 AM
📢 Call for Papers!
AJEC invites abstracts for a special issue on children’s perspectives in their digital childhoods 🌍💻
📅 Abstracts due: Fri, 31 Oct 2025
📧 s.danby@qut.edu.au Susan Danby, | i.silva@qut.edu.au Irina Silva
AJEC invites abstracts for a special issue on children’s perspectives in their digital childhoods 🌍💻
📅 Abstracts due: Fri, 31 Oct 2025
📧 s.danby@qut.edu.au Susan Danby, | i.silva@qut.edu.au Irina Silva
👩👧💻 Want to help your little one learn about the digital world — safely and playfully?
Join our free in-person Parent–Child Workshops hosted by QUT and UOW researchers!
📍 In-person workshops in Brisbane and Wollongong
⚡ Limited spots available — register now: uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Join our free in-person Parent–Child Workshops hosted by QUT and UOW researchers!
📍 In-person workshops in Brisbane and Wollongong
⚡ Limited spots available — register now: uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
October 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
👩👧💻 Want to help your little one learn about the digital world — safely and playfully?
Join our free in-person Parent–Child Workshops hosted by QUT and UOW researchers!
📍 In-person workshops in Brisbane and Wollongong
⚡ Limited spots available — register now: uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Join our free in-person Parent–Child Workshops hosted by QUT and UOW researchers!
📍 In-person workshops in Brisbane and Wollongong
⚡ Limited spots available — register now: uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
The Digital Child has responded to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry on Harnessing Data and Digital Technology.
Read more about how we’re advocating for children’s digital rights here: digitalchild.org.au/research/pub...
Read more about how we’re advocating for children’s digital rights here: digitalchild.org.au/research/pub...
October 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The Digital Child has responded to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry on Harnessing Data and Digital Technology.
Read more about how we’re advocating for children’s digital rights here: digitalchild.org.au/research/pub...
Read more about how we’re advocating for children’s digital rights here: digitalchild.org.au/research/pub...
🤖 AI for Kids: Friend or Foe?
What are experts saying about how AI is shaping childhood? Don’t miss this important conversation — join us Tue, 28 Oct at the State Library of Queensland or online.
🎟️ Free tickets: lnkd.in/gzWD4p_n
What are experts saying about how AI is shaping childhood? Don’t miss this important conversation — join us Tue, 28 Oct at the State Library of Queensland or online.
🎟️ Free tickets: lnkd.in/gzWD4p_n
October 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
🤖 AI for Kids: Friend or Foe?
What are experts saying about how AI is shaping childhood? Don’t miss this important conversation — join us Tue, 28 Oct at the State Library of Queensland or online.
🎟️ Free tickets: lnkd.in/gzWD4p_n
What are experts saying about how AI is shaping childhood? Don’t miss this important conversation — join us Tue, 28 Oct at the State Library of Queensland or online.
🎟️ Free tickets: lnkd.in/gzWD4p_n
Want to learn in a fun, hands-on way with your kids about the digital world?
Workshops available in Wollongong and Brisbane
🗓️ Details on dates and times below
⚡ Limited spots available — share with anyone who might be interested in learning!
🔗 Register here: uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Workshops available in Wollongong and Brisbane
🗓️ Details on dates and times below
⚡ Limited spots available — share with anyone who might be interested in learning!
🔗 Register here: uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
October 20, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Want to learn in a fun, hands-on way with your kids about the digital world?
Workshops available in Wollongong and Brisbane
🗓️ Details on dates and times below
⚡ Limited spots available — share with anyone who might be interested in learning!
🔗 Register here: uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Workshops available in Wollongong and Brisbane
🗓️ Details on dates and times below
⚡ Limited spots available — share with anyone who might be interested in learning!
🔗 Register here: uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Stay tuned for more details and visit digitalchild.org.au/research/aco... to learn more about this longitudinal study!
October 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Stay tuned for more details and visit digitalchild.org.au/research/aco... to learn more about this longitudinal study!
Wave 3 of data collection has now begun. We will continue to publish information and analysis from ACODA.
October 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Wave 3 of data collection has now begun. We will continue to publish information and analysis from ACODA.
📱Tablets were used for learning activities, entertainment viewing, and playing games. Use of tablets in all categories was higher for 5 yr olds than 1 yr olds
October 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
📱Tablets were used for learning activities, entertainment viewing, and playing games. Use of tablets in all categories was higher for 5 yr olds than 1 yr olds
👪 Children are still using devices with their caregivers more than with other people
📺 Televisions were used by 59% of children for learning activities and 89% for entertainment viewing
📺 Televisions were used by 59% of children for learning activities and 89% for entertainment viewing
October 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
👪 Children are still using devices with their caregivers more than with other people
📺 Televisions were used by 59% of children for learning activities and 89% for entertainment viewing
📺 Televisions were used by 59% of children for learning activities and 89% for entertainment viewing
We heard that:
🧒 ACODA children are a year older and the proportion of children using each device has increased
⏱️ On average, children in wave two are using devices for longer, however, some children spent less time using devices
🧒 ACODA children are a year older and the proportion of children using each device has increased
⏱️ On average, children in wave two are using devices for longer, however, some children spent less time using devices
October 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We heard that:
🧒 ACODA children are a year older and the proportion of children using each device has increased
⏱️ On average, children in wave two are using devices for longer, however, some children spent less time using devices
🧒 ACODA children are a year older and the proportion of children using each device has increased
⏱️ On average, children in wave two are using devices for longer, however, some children spent less time using devices
In our second wave of data collection, our ACODA families gave us an update on digital technology use in their home. We had 3,388 caregivers complete the survey in Wave 1, and 2,894 of these caregivers returned to complete the survey in Wave 2.
October 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
In our second wave of data collection, our ACODA families gave us an update on digital technology use in their home. We had 3,388 caregivers complete the survey in Wave 1, and 2,894 of these caregivers returned to complete the survey in Wave 2.
Thousands of families across Australia have contributed to the ACODA study to help us understand the impact of technology use on young children.
October 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Thousands of families across Australia have contributed to the ACODA study to help us understand the impact of technology use on young children.
🌐 How did the World Wide Web transform childhood across different cultures?
In this fascinating read, Helle Strandgaard Jensen explores how the early internet (1995–2005) shaped children’s lives in Denmark, South Korea, and the U.S.
📖 Read the full article here: digitalchild.org.au/how-did-it-a...
In this fascinating read, Helle Strandgaard Jensen explores how the early internet (1995–2005) shaped children’s lives in Denmark, South Korea, and the U.S.
📖 Read the full article here: digitalchild.org.au/how-did-it-a...
October 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
🌐 How did the World Wide Web transform childhood across different cultures?
In this fascinating read, Helle Strandgaard Jensen explores how the early internet (1995–2005) shaped children’s lives in Denmark, South Korea, and the U.S.
📖 Read the full article here: digitalchild.org.au/how-did-it-a...
In this fascinating read, Helle Strandgaard Jensen explores how the early internet (1995–2005) shaped children’s lives in Denmark, South Korea, and the U.S.
📖 Read the full article here: digitalchild.org.au/how-did-it-a...