Children as Digital Citizens: Why Digital Judgement Belongs in Early Childhood Teacher Education

Guest pot by Margareth Eilifsen Picture Credit: Bergsjø, et al., 2025 A digital society Children grow up in a world where digital technologies are not separate from everyday life, but woven into play, communication, family practices, learning environments and social participation. In early childhood education, this raises an important professional question: how can kindergarten teachers…

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Developed, not taught: Digital judgement, moral agency, and early childhood in the digital age

Guest post by Gila Hammer Furnes Photo by Gabriel Gonzalez on Unsplash For many years, discussions about digital technologies in early childhood education focused primarily on access, use, and digital competence, while questions of ethics and judgement often remained in the background. Today, children are increasingly protected from digital technologies through restriction and control, while simultaneously expected to…

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