Sobkin V.S., Skobelzina K.N. Parents’ representations of child’s interaction with the computer
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Abstract
The rapid development of technology leads to the fact that the computer will play a special role not only in adult life, but also in the life of a child. This raises the problem of scientific understanding of the extent and significance of the increasing impact of computer information space on the socialization of preschoolers.
This article is based on sociological survey of 1936 parents whose children attend kindergartens in Moscow. More than half of parents confirmed their child’s interaction with the computer. Thus by the time they start school more than 70% of children actively use PC. Boys are more active than girls and are more experienced PC users. As the child grows the role of a computer in the structure of leisure significantly increases. By preschool age the intensity of computer use significantly increases (every third child uses a computer up to six hours daily). At this a third of them prefer to interact with a computer without the help of their parents. An important feature is also the fact that almost half of preschoolers use a computer for games, but not for learning or artistic development. Interaction with the computer is the part of male subculture: father turns out to be the translator of the experience of interaction with the computer to a child.