Parental mediation of adolescent Internet use: Combining strategies to promote awareness, autonomy and self-regulation in preparing youth for life on the web

Encouraging Responsibility of Teenage Girls in Online Social Networks Through Changes in the Activities of Children's Day Centre Specialists

“…The experiences of the specialists who participated in the research, revealed that the activities of the CDC usually meet social, learning and other needs of teenage girls, but it also noticed a need for continuity and a systematic approach to activities in order to achieve responsibility of girls' in OSN. These research results respond to the thoughts of N. Steinfeld (2020), M. O'Reilly et al (2020 regarding teenage girls' personal responsibility in online activities, as well as G. Čiapienė et al (2020) observations on the importance of change of pedagogical assistance in teaching children to use technologies responsibly.…”

“…In addition there are signs of mentoring in the activities of specialists. Other researchers (Grudulaitė, 2016) also emphasize the CDC goal to empower family, cooperate with it and other institutions, and emphasize the importance of the role of parents in the online activities of children (Steinfeld, 2020).…”

“…N. Steinfeld (2020), M. O' Reilly et al, (2020) note that contemporary adolescents are active users of social networks, therefore their personal responsibility in online activities is necessary, and a need for pedagogical assistance to promote it becomes apparent. G. Čiapienė & G. Sudniutė (2020), who researched the school context, emphasized that pedagogical activities, methodologies or digital teaching tools and forms intended for a safer Internet must be changed, and that only focused cooperation can enable children to feel safe on the Internet and to use technologies responsibly.…”

“…Responsibility as an incentive for active honesty orients a child to the needs of other people, their problems, and their help in solving them; the norms of passive honesty emphasize the actions that are not allowed for an honest person (Bitinas, 2013, p.150). Responsibility of teenage girls regarding OSN is associated with their safety in a virtual environment (Shilder et al, 2016;Steinfeld, 2020;O'Reilly et al, 2020;etc.). Research has revealed that safe use of OSN requires personal responsibility of children and youth (Schilder et al, 2016;O'Reilly et al, 2020), which is based not only on knowledge but also on capabilities and values (Cassells, Gilleran, Morvan & Scimeca, 2016, p. 13).…”

“…Scientific research (Steinfeld, 2020;Jusienė, Laurinaitytė & Pakalniškienė, 2020;etc.) reveals that adolescents who live in disharmonious and/or one-parent families often lack parental support and social skills, so their participation in OSN is more often characterised by higher risk expression as well as the need for support for responsible online activities.…”