By Sonia Livingstone, Jackie Marsh, Lydia Plowman, Svenja Ottovordemgentschenfelde & Ben Fletcher-Watson

As UK homes acquire more digital technologies, and as those technologies become more portable and diverse, ever younger children are using the internet at home and school. This report presents the findings of a pilot study with ten families from London, Sheffield and Edinburgh to examine children’s digital technology use, including engagement with tablets, computers, gaming consoles and other devices.

Young children (0-8) and digital technology: A qualitative exploratory study – UK National Report