Digital Child
@digitalchildau.bsky.social
Supporting children growing up in a digital world. Find out more at digitalchild.org.au
Think “screen time” is easy to measure? 🤔📱
Children use technology in different ways, across different contexts—and no single method can capture the full picture.
Our new blog breaks down why measuring children’s screen use is so challenging.
digitalchild.org.au/ways-to-meas...
Children use technology in different ways, across different contexts—and no single method can capture the full picture.
Our new blog breaks down why measuring children’s screen use is so challenging.
digitalchild.org.au/ways-to-meas...
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Think “screen time” is easy to measure? 🤔📱
Children use technology in different ways, across different contexts—and no single method can capture the full picture.
Our new blog breaks down why measuring children’s screen use is so challenging.
digitalchild.org.au/ways-to-meas...
Children use technology in different ways, across different contexts—and no single method can capture the full picture.
Our new blog breaks down why measuring children’s screen use is so challenging.
digitalchild.org.au/ways-to-meas...
🎉 Congratulations to our Digital Child members from the University of Wollongong, Dr Zhiguang Zhang and Dr Tiffani Apps, on receiving Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) grants!
We’re proud to celebrate their important research and this outstanding achievement.
We’re proud to celebrate their important research and this outstanding achievement.
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
🎉 Congratulations to our Digital Child members from the University of Wollongong, Dr Zhiguang Zhang and Dr Tiffani Apps, on receiving Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) grants!
We’re proud to celebrate their important research and this outstanding achievement.
We’re proud to celebrate their important research and this outstanding achievement.
🧑🧒🧒Guide for parents and carers: www.oaic.gov.au/__data/asset...
Find more guidance at eSafety.gov.au and oaic.gov.au
Find more guidance at eSafety.gov.au and oaic.gov.au
November 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
🧑🧒🧒Guide for parents and carers: www.oaic.gov.au/__data/asset...
Find more guidance at eSafety.gov.au and oaic.gov.au
Find more guidance at eSafety.gov.au and oaic.gov.au
👥Guide for children: www.oaic.gov.au/__data/asset...
November 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
👥Guide for children: www.oaic.gov.au/__data/asset...
📘 Information for Children and Parents
The OAIC has easy-to-read guides that explain what these changes mean:
The OAIC has easy-to-read guides that explain what these changes mean:
November 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
📘 Information for Children and Parents
The OAIC has easy-to-read guides that explain what these changes mean:
The OAIC has easy-to-read guides that explain what these changes mean:
Some platforms may also use extra steps like selfies or age checks — but they cannot make government-issued ID the only option.
🔐 Your Privacy Is Protected
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is here to protect the privacy of all Australians.
🔐 Your Privacy Is Protected
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is here to protect the privacy of all Australians.
November 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Some platforms may also use extra steps like selfies or age checks — but they cannot make government-issued ID the only option.
🔐 Your Privacy Is Protected
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is here to protect the privacy of all Australians.
🔐 Your Privacy Is Protected
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is here to protect the privacy of all Australians.
📢 New Social Media Age Rules: What You Need to Know
From 10 December 2025, social media companies must ensure all users in Australia are 16+. To do this, they may check details like your location, mobile number, account settings, or online activity.
From 10 December 2025, social media companies must ensure all users in Australia are 16+. To do this, they may check details like your location, mobile number, account settings, or online activity.
November 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
📢 New Social Media Age Rules: What You Need to Know
From 10 December 2025, social media companies must ensure all users in Australia are 16+. To do this, they may check details like your location, mobile number, account settings, or online activity.
From 10 December 2025, social media companies must ensure all users in Australia are 16+. To do this, they may check details like your location, mobile number, account settings, or online activity.
5️⃣ Deakin education expert helps assess Australia’s teen social media crackdown
👥 Featuring Professor Julian Sefton-Green
➡️Covers the world-first under-16 social media ban and its impacts on young people and families.
👉🏽Read here: lnkd.in/g-wYdZJq
👥 Featuring Professor Julian Sefton-Green
➡️Covers the world-first under-16 social media ban and its impacts on young people and families.
👉🏽Read here: lnkd.in/g-wYdZJq
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
5️⃣ Deakin education expert helps assess Australia’s teen social media crackdown
👥 Featuring Professor Julian Sefton-Green
➡️Covers the world-first under-16 social media ban and its impacts on young people and families.
👉🏽Read here: lnkd.in/g-wYdZJq
👥 Featuring Professor Julian Sefton-Green
➡️Covers the world-first under-16 social media ban and its impacts on young people and families.
👉🏽Read here: lnkd.in/g-wYdZJq
4️⃣ Exploring Young Children’s Research Practices as They Engage as Research Partners
👥 By Lisa Kilgariff, Lisa Kervin & Jessica Mantei
➡️Shows how children aged 4–8 can lead their own inquiries into digital text-making, offering genuine insights as research partners.
👉🏽 Read here: lnkd.in/g5TwYpDH
👥 By Lisa Kilgariff, Lisa Kervin & Jessica Mantei
➡️Shows how children aged 4–8 can lead their own inquiries into digital text-making, offering genuine insights as research partners.
👉🏽 Read here: lnkd.in/g5TwYpDH
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
4️⃣ Exploring Young Children’s Research Practices as They Engage as Research Partners
👥 By Lisa Kilgariff, Lisa Kervin & Jessica Mantei
➡️Shows how children aged 4–8 can lead their own inquiries into digital text-making, offering genuine insights as research partners.
👉🏽 Read here: lnkd.in/g5TwYpDH
👥 By Lisa Kilgariff, Lisa Kervin & Jessica Mantei
➡️Shows how children aged 4–8 can lead their own inquiries into digital text-making, offering genuine insights as research partners.
👉🏽 Read here: lnkd.in/g5TwYpDH
3️⃣ Looking more closely at the Children’s Technology Play Space: Bringing space, bodies, materials and knowing together through investigation with microscopes
👥 By Lisa Kervin, Jessica Mantei, Maria Clara Selina Rivera & Lois Peach
👉🏽 Read here: lnkd.in/gqRVREkH
👥 By Lisa Kervin, Jessica Mantei, Maria Clara Selina Rivera & Lois Peach
👉🏽 Read here: lnkd.in/gqRVREkH
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
3️⃣ Looking more closely at the Children’s Technology Play Space: Bringing space, bodies, materials and knowing together through investigation with microscopes
👥 By Lisa Kervin, Jessica Mantei, Maria Clara Selina Rivera & Lois Peach
👉🏽 Read here: lnkd.in/gqRVREkH
👥 By Lisa Kervin, Jessica Mantei, Maria Clara Selina Rivera & Lois Peach
👉🏽 Read here: lnkd.in/gqRVREkH
2️⃣ Augmented Reality Playgrounds to Promote Physical Activity in Young Children: Feasibility Study Using a Repeated Measures Laboratory Design
➡️ Exploring how augmented reality can encourage movement and active play in young children.
👉🏽 Read here: lnkd.in/gH4rPyZH
➡️ Exploring how augmented reality can encourage movement and active play in young children.
👉🏽 Read here: lnkd.in/gH4rPyZH
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
2️⃣ Augmented Reality Playgrounds to Promote Physical Activity in Young Children: Feasibility Study Using a Repeated Measures Laboratory Design
➡️ Exploring how augmented reality can encourage movement and active play in young children.
👉🏽 Read here: lnkd.in/gH4rPyZH
➡️ Exploring how augmented reality can encourage movement and active play in young children.
👉🏽 Read here: lnkd.in/gH4rPyZH
1️⃣ There is little evidence AI chatbots are bullying kids – but this doesn’t mean these tools are safe
👥 By Luke Heemsbergen
➡️ A clear look at the real risks and misconceptions around AI chatbots and children.
👉🏽Read here: lnkd.in/gXiiGR-p
👥 By Luke Heemsbergen
➡️ A clear look at the real risks and misconceptions around AI chatbots and children.
👉🏽Read here: lnkd.in/gXiiGR-p
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
1️⃣ There is little evidence AI chatbots are bullying kids – but this doesn’t mean these tools are safe
👥 By Luke Heemsbergen
➡️ A clear look at the real risks and misconceptions around AI chatbots and children.
👉🏽Read here: lnkd.in/gXiiGR-p
👥 By Luke Heemsbergen
➡️ A clear look at the real risks and misconceptions around AI chatbots and children.
👉🏽Read here: lnkd.in/gXiiGR-p
📚 Our Picks from the Digital Child Centre: Stay Informed on Digital Childhoods
We’ve selected five essential reads—journal articles, research papers, and news—to help you stay up to date on the latest insights into children’s experiences in digital spaces.
We’ve selected five essential reads—journal articles, research papers, and news—to help you stay up to date on the latest insights into children’s experiences in digital spaces.
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
📚 Our Picks from the Digital Child Centre: Stay Informed on Digital Childhoods
We’ve selected five essential reads—journal articles, research papers, and news—to help you stay up to date on the latest insights into children’s experiences in digital spaces.
We’ve selected five essential reads—journal articles, research papers, and news—to help you stay up to date on the latest insights into children’s experiences in digital spaces.
📢 Call for Submissions – ICA 2026
Children’s rights under pressure in a digital world
#ICA2026 #ChildrensRights #DigitalChildhoods #AIandChildren #ResearchCommunity #CallForPapers #DigitalFuturesForChildre
Children’s rights under pressure in a digital world
#ICA2026 #ChildrensRights #DigitalChildhoods #AIandChildren #ResearchCommunity #CallForPapers #DigitalFuturesForChildre
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
📢 Call for Submissions – ICA 2026
Children’s rights under pressure in a digital world
#ICA2026 #ChildrensRights #DigitalChildhoods #AIandChildren #ResearchCommunity #CallForPapers #DigitalFuturesForChildre
Children’s rights under pressure in a digital world
#ICA2026 #ChildrensRights #DigitalChildhoods #AIandChildren #ResearchCommunity #CallForPapers #DigitalFuturesForChildre
📱✨ Your Feed, Your Say, Your Future
Are you 14–18 and living in Australia (or know someone who is)? We want to hear what YOU think about the upcoming social media age-limit changes.
👉 Your voice matters — take the survey here: uniofqueensland.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Are you 14–18 and living in Australia (or know someone who is)? We want to hear what YOU think about the upcoming social media age-limit changes.
👉 Your voice matters — take the survey here: uniofqueensland.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
📱✨ Your Feed, Your Say, Your Future
Are you 14–18 and living in Australia (or know someone who is)? We want to hear what YOU think about the upcoming social media age-limit changes.
👉 Your voice matters — take the survey here: uniofqueensland.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Are you 14–18 and living in Australia (or know someone who is)? We want to hear what YOU think about the upcoming social media age-limit changes.
👉 Your voice matters — take the survey here: uniofqueensland.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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
📧 [email protected] Susan Danby, | [email protected] Irina Silva
AJEC invites abstracts for a special issue on children’s perspectives in their digital childhoods 🌍💻
📅 Abstracts due: Fri, 31 Oct 2025
📧 [email protected] Susan Danby, | [email protected] 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
📧 [email protected] Susan Danby, | [email protected] Irina Silva
AJEC invites abstracts for a special issue on children’s perspectives in their digital childhoods 🌍💻
📅 Abstracts due: Fri, 31 Oct 2025
📧 [email protected] Susan Danby, | [email protected] 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...
