Abstract Internet of Things (IoT) devices are becoming ubiquitous and gradually impacting
on young children's play, learning and growth worldwide. It is vital for educators and parents …

In this article, we reflect critically on the research agenda on children's Internet use, framing
our analysis using Wellman's three ages of Internet studies and taking as our case study the …

This paper draws on an ESRC-funded study of play and creativity in preschool-aged
children's use of apps in the UK. The main objectives of the study were to collect information …

The present paper presents a systematic review of the last 30 years that concerns records
on Smart Toys and focuses on toys regarding early childhood and primary education …

Young Children Playing and Learning in a Digital Age explores the emergence of the digital
age and young children's experiences with digital technologies at home and in educational …

Background The study reported in this article focuses on an exploration of the role and
nature of play in young children's use of toys that connect physical and digital domains …

This paper investigates the security and privacy of Internet-connected children's smart toys
through case studies of three commercially available products. We conduct network and …

In the philosophy of science why-questions are a way to address the foundations of scientific
explanation. For Bas van Fraassen (1980), a theory of explanation is essentially a theory of …

The paper considers different ways of conceptualising the settings in which research takes
place into children's everyday uses of digital technologies at home. The terms 'ecology'and …

People's mental models of the Internet tend to focus on the functional affordances of Internet‐
enabled devices. Given that today's adolescents and young adults (Generation Z) have …