#3018 answers all questions posted by parents on the website and contributes to the creation of new resources.Adrien TAQUET launches the first Digital Parenting Campus
The Government wishes to provide better support to parents facing the new challenges of digital technology.
Children get their first smartphone at an average age of 9. Parents have a huge need for support in dealing with the new digital challenges that are affecting children at an increasingly young age. However, nearly one in two parents do not feel sufficiently equipped to help their children navigate the digital world.
supported in supervising digital practices. To meet their needs, Adrien Taquet, Secretary of State for Children and Families, is launching the first digital parenting campus.
Starting in September 2022, two campuses per month will be organised throughout France by specially trained community workers who will address topics as diverse as first-time smartphone use, social media use, excessive screen time, child data protection, cyberbullying and the issue of minors« access to pornography. These workshops will be offered in every department, thanks to the involvement of the Caisses d'Allocations Familiales (CAF), the Unions Départementales des Associations Familiales and associations that will be labelled »Campus de la parentalité numérique" (Digital Parenting Campus).
It is a committee of experts led by the National Union of Family Associations (UNAF) and bringing together, in addition to the UNAF, associations such as Association e-Enfance, Internet sans Crainte/Tralalère, Génération Numérique and OPEN, which will determine the specifications for this label. A total of 40,000 parents will be offered free training each year.
At the same time, the website jeprotegemonenfant.gouv.fr, built in collaboration with digital players such as social networks, operating system publishers, device manufacturers, video-on-demand platforms, telecoms, video game publishers and consoles, television channels and associations, will centralise all available resources for parents. Launched in February 2021 to combat underage access to pornography, the website is now the sole portal for information on digital parenting, an extension of the online campus that is freely accessible, continuous and free of charge. It will offer messages, practical advice and tutorials to all parents who are unable to travel.
While numerous initiatives already exist, they now require better coordination. This is the challenge facing this new campus, which brings together all the stakeholders involved in this area for the first time and will connect the entire region.
