Denisenkova N.S., Krasilo T.A. Development of Preschoolers in the Digital Socialization Age

Received: 09/10/2019

DOI: 10.24411/1997-9657-2019-10058

Keywords: cultural and historical context of childhood modern childhood adult socialization digital socialization

Denisenkova N.S., Krasilo T.A. (2019). Development of preschoolers in the digital socialization age. Preschool Education Today. 6:13, 50–57 (in Russian). DOI: 10.24411/1997-9657-2019-10058

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Natalya S. Denisenkova
Cand. Sci. (Psychol.), Professor at the Department of Social Psychology of Development, the Faculty of Social Psychology, Moscow State Psychological and Pedagogical University, Moscow, Russian Federation

Tatiana A. Krasilo
PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Department of Social Psychology of Development, Moscow, Russia

Abstract

This article focuses on tendencies of development of children of the preschool age connected with features of modern socialization. Today, the process of entering a child’s culture has a number of specific features. The boundaries between childhood and adulthood are blurred, the child’s position in relation to the adult world is changing, the adult ceases to be a unique bearer of culture, the effectiveness of traditional practices of upbringing and learning becomes ambiguous, and the intensity of the child’s communication with adults and with other children is reduced. One of the reasons for these changes is the rapid integration of digital technology into a child’s daily life. The Internet, computer, tablet, smartphone and other gadgets, which preschoolers often know better than their parents, become not only a toy, but also a means of socialization. The term “digital socialization” is used to define and describe the new facet of a child’s socialization. It is characterized by children’s use of high-tech arsenal of digital devices, the duration of the online status of a child, increasing risks associated with the online environment, an increase in the technical literacy of children compared to their parents, a decrease in the universality of the adult figure and his or her role in relations between parent and child, etc.

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