Parenting in the digital age

Room 3 / 09:30 - 10:30 / 08 October 2026 (Day 2)

The lives of children and teenagers have largely shifted to the digital world, presenting caregivers with challenges that no previous generation has faced. The use of social media, games, messaging apps, and AI-based tools is often a source of misunderstandings, tensions, and difficult conversations within the family. How can we build healthy, partnership-based relationships in a reality where the line between the online and offline worlds has already blurred? Together with experts, we’ll discuss the principles of digital parenting, ways to foster healthy digital habits, protecting privacy, and building mental resilience in the youngest children. This is a discussion about how to be a wise guide for children in the digital world—not just its guardian.