Peer-reviewed article
Growing up digital: respecting children’s evolving capacities in times of change
Ramya Subrahmanian, Cécile Aptel, Maria Herczog, Ratna Jhaveri, Gerison Lansdown et al. ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This peer-reviewed work examines how digital technology has fundamentally changed childhood and adolescence globally. It notes that 71% of 15-24 year-olds are online, with 60% relying mainly on social media for news. The document discusses children's evolving capacities in the digital environment, which has become a basic infrastructure of contemporary life. It appears to address how adults should respect and support young people's development in this context.
Key points
- 71% of 15–24-year-olds globally are online
- 60% of young people rely mainly on social media for news, compared to 75% of adults 65+ who use TV, radio or print
- Digital environment functions as basic infrastructure for children today
- Based on UNICEF–Gallup poll across 55 countries
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Abstract
Digital technology has transformed childhood in unprecedented ways. Adolescents and young people are the most connected group globally: 71% of 15–24-year-olds are online.1 A UNICEF–Gallup poll in 55 countries found that 60% of them rely mainly on social media for news, while 75% of adults 65 or older still turn to TV, radio or print.2 For children today, the digital environment is a basic infrastructure of life.