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Digital Parenting and Children’s Problematic Internet Use: Implications for Family Counseling and Education

Dijital Ebeveynlik ve Çocuklarda Problemli İnternet Kullanımı: Aile Danışmanlığı ve Eğitim Açısından Değerlendirilmesi

Tuğba Tosun Çobanoğlu0009-0001-3062-6202
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2026-06-30
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The findings indicate that supportive and communicative digital parenting practices function as protective factors by enhancing children’s self-regulation and digital literacy.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The rapid expansion of digital technologies has significantly reshaped children’s daily lives, learning environments, and family dynamics.
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Key Findings & Data:A structured literature search was conducted across major databases, including PsycINFO, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar, covering peer-reviewed studies published between 2010 and 2025.
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⚙️Variables:dijital ebeveynlik · problemli internet kullanımı · aile danışmanlığı

Abstract

The rapid expansion of digital technologies has significantly reshaped children’s daily lives, learning environments, and family dynamics. While digital media provide important educational and social opportunities, excessive and poorly regulated internet use among children has become a growing concern. This narrative review examines the relationship between digital parenting practices and children’s problematic internet use, focusing on implications for family counseling and educational contexts. A structured literature search was conducted across major databases, including PsycINFO, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar, covering peer-reviewed studies published between 2010 and 2025. The selected studies were analyzed thematically. The findings indicate that supportive and communicative digital parenting practices function as protective factors by enhancing children’s self-regulation and digital literacy. In contrast, permissive and inconsistent parenting approaches increase the risk of problematic internet use, while overly restrictive strategies without open communication may produce counterproductive outcomes. The study highlights the importance of balanced parental mediation and emphasizes the integration of digital parenting education into family counseling and school-based interventions.

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Dijital teknolojilerin hızlı gelişimi, çocukların günlük yaşamlarını, öğrenme deneyimlerini ve aile içi etkileşimlerini önemli ölçüde etkilemiştir. Dijital medya, eğitimsel ve sosyal açıdan çeşitli fırsatlar sunmakla birlikte, çocuklarda aşırı ve kontrolsüz internet kullanımına ilişkin kaygıları da beraberinde getirmektedir. Bu bağlamda ebeveynler, çocukların dijital davranışlarını şekillendirmede kritik bir role sahiptir. Dijital ebeveynlik, ebeveynlerin çocuklarının dijital medya kullanımına yönelik tutum, kural ve rehberlik uygulamalarını ifade etmektedir. Bu derleme çalışmanın amacı, dijital ebeveynlik tutumları ile çocuklarda problemli internet kullanımı arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek ve bu ilişkinin aile danışmanlığı ve eğitim uygulamalarına yönelik çıkarımlarını tartışmaktır. İlgili ulusal ve uluslararası literatür incelenmiş ve sentezlenmiştir. İncelenen çalışmalar, destekleyici ve rehberlik edici dijital ebeveynlik tutumlarının koruyucu bir rol üstlendiğini, buna karşılık izin verici ve tutarsız ebeveynlik tutumlarının problemli internet kullanımı riskini artırdığını göstermektedir. Bulgular, aile danışmanlığı hizmetleri ve okul temelli önleyici programlarda dijital ebeveynlik eğitimlerinin önemine işaret etmektedir.

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Çobanoğlu, T. T. (2026). Digital Parenting and Children’s Problematic Internet Use: Implications for Family Counseling and Education. Journal of Family Counseling and Education, Sayı: 2026. https://doi.org/10.32568/jfce.1859701

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