⬅︎ Parenting Tips

💡 Become your child’s “Tech Buddy” by co-viewing, co-playing, and co-learning with them online.

✅ Benefits of Being a Tech Buddy

• Builds trust and openness by joining—not judging—your child’s digital world.

• Improves understanding of what your child is watching, playing, or exploring.

• Turns screen time into connection time, strengthening the parent-child bond.

• Encourages healthy habits through shared standards and conversations.

• Creates safer digital experiences with built-in guidance and real-time feedback.

🧠 What Research Says

Children often learn more by watching us than listening to us. That’s why being present during their screen time has a deeper impact than simply setting limits from afar. It’s called co-viewing or co-playing—and it transforms digital use from solo to shared.

When parents watch videos with their kids, explore educational apps together, or even try their hand at a video game, children learn to think critically, ask questions, and develop media literacy in a safe space. Plus, it sends a warm message: “I care about what you care about.”

This shared space also becomes a low-pressure opportunity for conversations—about kindness online, privacy, or even what’s actually funny versus what’s just clickbait chaos.

📖 A Parenting Anecdote

Tanvi, a chatty 6-year-old from Gurugram, had fallen in love with a DIY slime channel. Every evening, she’d grab her mum’s phone, curl up on the sofa, and drift into a pastel-colored vortex of squishy sounds and sparkles.

One day, her dad, Rakesh, decided to join in. “What’s so fun about this slime stuff?” he asked with a playful grin.

Tanvi’s eyes lit up. “Come sit! This one makes rainbow glitter!”

Rakesh watched with her. He asked questions, laughed at the funny fails, and even guessed what color slime they'd make next. Slowly, “YouTube time” became their thing. They explored other channels together—drawing, dance, even storytelling.

And when a weird ad popped up once, Rakesh gently explained, “Not everything online is for kids, na? That’s why I like sitting with you.”

Tanvi nodded. “Don’t worry Papa, next time I’ll skip it and tell you.”

Now, screen time didn’t isolate them—it became their daily cuddle-and-giggle zone.

💬 Final Thought

You don’t need to be a tech expert—just an involved guide. Sit beside them. Laugh with them. Question with them. Let screens be a shared window, not a solitary wall.

Be your child’s Tech Buddy today—because side-by-side is always better than screen-between.