Abstract

SILVA, Silvana de Medeiros da  and  MOMO, Mariangela. Childhoods in Digital Culture: Challenges for Early Childhood Education. Ensino em Re-Vista [online]. 2025, vol.32, e2025-13.  Epub Nov 27, 2025. ISSN 1983-1730.  https://doi.org/10.14393/er-v32e2025-13.

In this article, we analyze how Digital Culture shapes childhood in contemporary times through children's oral narratives, based on their screen experiences and the impacts on Early Childhood Education. The methodology falls within the field of qualitative research with children, using participant observation and conversations with voice recording as a procedure during the daily routine of a preschool group (children aged five and six). The analysis shows that children experience various screen-related activities tied to entertainment outside of the school environment, which affects their childhood in terms of learning, interacting, and playing. This calls for rethinking pedagogical practices in Early Childhood Education to align with the new configurations of childhood.

Keywords : Children and Childhood; Screens; Digital Culture; Early Childhood Education..

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