数字化赋能家庭婴幼儿照护的趋势、挑战及建议

Family Support of Childcare in the Digital Age:Trends,Challenges,and Recommendations

家庭是我国开展婴幼儿照护的主要场所。数字化技术在家庭场景应用的普及,对于优化婴幼儿照护服务内容、降低家庭养育成本、提高婴幼儿照护人科学养育水平、提升儿童早期发展水平具有积极的促进作用。然而,数字化家庭育儿也存在内容供给规范化不足、育儿需求与政策保障的衔接欠缺、过度使用后对亲子关系及家庭分工的负面影响以及代际、城乡、区域之间的数字鸿沟等现实挑战。为顺应数字化趋势,构建新时期家庭婴幼儿照护体系,需加强政策引领,逐步明确数字化赋能家庭婴幼儿照护工作的发展方向;制定行业规则,引导数字化赋能家庭婴幼儿照护工作相关技术生态健康发展;优化内容供给,丰富数字化赋能家庭婴幼儿照护工作的产品及渠道;提升照护人数字素养,缩小家庭婴幼儿照护层面的数字鸿沟。

Families serve as the main setting for early childcare in China.Nowadays,digital technology is commonly used in families,playing a positive role in optimizing the content of childcare services,reducing childcare costs,strengthening caregiving skills,and improving the level of early childhood development.However,the development of digital parenting also faces multiple challenges,including insufficient standardization of content,lack of connections between childcare demands and policies,fewer in-person interactions,and digital divides.In the digital age,early childcare policies need to play a leading role in family support of childcare.Besides,industry rules need to find a balance between risks and opportunities of digitalization.Additionally,quality content supply and product innovation need to be encouraged for quality engagement with digital technologies.Furthermore,it is crucial that the digital literacy skills of caregivers be improved and the digital divide between families be narrowed.