Digital parenting : the challenges for families in the digital age

The topics addressed in the 2018 Yearbook - how to relate to or mediate children´s use of digital media, generational gaps in the use of media and the use of social media to display or seek support in parenthood - are timely and relevant in many respects and have engaged many qualified scholars from around the world. Parenting in the digital media environment is a theme often discussed in news media among parenting groups. Balancing the opportunities of digital media and at the same time considering potentially unwanted and/or negative effects can be a challenge, both for adults and for the younger generation. There are no established policies, long traditions or experience to turn to and many are seeking advice.
It is our hope that the collection of articles will make interesting reading all around the world, stimulate new research and debate and provide new ideas regarding the topical and highly relevant issue of being a parent in the digital age.