By Gemma Handelsman – Educational Psychologist
As an educational psychologist, I spend most of my time consulting with parents and schools about children’s learning, development and mental health. It’s only recently that I’ve been exploring the concept of “digital wellbeing,” defined by Google as, “a state of satisfaction that people achieve when digital technology supports their intentions”.
I interpret this to mean technology should be working for us, and for our children, and not against our values and desired goals for our family. Like most parents, I want my three young children to have positive physical, emotional and mental wellbeing – and now I’ve realised I need to add digital wellbeing to this list.
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‘Our Children and Smartphones’ webinar and handout is available at www.pajes.org.uk For more details on Gemma Handelsman, see handelsmanpsychology.com
