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Urban Parenting Patterns and Child Development Practices Using Technologically-Smart Devices: Evidence from Karachi
Abstract
This is the era of technological advancement has affected everyone in the modern world. The trend of modern technological adaptations is speeding in the rural as well as in the urban context and every individual in general and parents of children are adapting its use with their children. Children learn best from sensory development and cognitive skills. The use of these modern technological devices can have both positive and long lasting adverse impact on children’s development, learning, cognitive skills, social and emotional development. The recent trend shares high use of technological devices by the parents living in urban context. This study aims at exploring the parenting patterns in the context of use of technology for young children. The use of smart devices have made life easier and difficult at the same time. Excessive use of technology and parental preferences have impacted the life of all stakeholders in general and children in particular. Phenomenology was adopted in the current study as a major research strategy followed by purposive sampling technique. The data was collected from a sample of n = 10 urban parents living in different areas of Karachi employing in-depth interview strategy. The data analysis was done using SPSS. The findings was collated as a part of the research report.
Authors
Dad Shah
Senior Secondary School Teacher, District Education Teaching Faculty, Keech, Balochistan, Pakistan
Mahnaz Aslam
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Yousuf Sharjeel
Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Keywords
Parental Participation, Smart Devices, Technological Adaptations, Technology, Young Children
