Mobile Media and Parenting

Abstract

Parenting around children's mobile media use consists of how parents manage children's use of mobile technology, such as in parental mediation (e.g., active mediation, restrictive mediation), and how parents model their own mobile‐device use for their children. The current state of knowledge on parental mediation of children's mobile media use and how parents' individual use of mobile technology associates with child outcomes is discussed. Recommendations for parents and other caregivers and future directions for research on mobile media and child development are provided.