Digital Parenting Programme (DPP) - Jomo Resource Center

About Course

You don’t have to be a tech expert to raise a digitally responsible child.

The Digital Parenting Programme (DPP) equips parents, guardians and caregivers with practical strategies to guide children through today’s digital world—while promoting safety, healthy technology habits, responsible online behaviour and positive child development.

Learn how to set healthy boundaries, manage screen time, understand online risks, communicate about technology and help your child enjoy the benefits of the digital world without being controlled by it.

Connect. Guide. Protect. Empower.

Understand how the digital world is shaping children’s behaviour and development
Establish healthy screen-time and device-use boundaries
Identify and respond to common online risks and harmful content
Guide children towards safer and more responsible social media use
Understand cyberbullying, online strangers and digital privacy
Build healthier parent-child conversations around technology
Develop practical family digital rules and routines
Help children develop digital responsibility, self-control and good online judgement
Understand the opportunities and challenges of AI for children and learning
Create a practical Digital Parenting Plan for your family

Course Content

MODULE 1 — Understanding the Digital Child
Understanding how growing up with technology shapes children's development, behaviour, interests and relationships.

Lesson 1: Who Is the Digital Child?
Lesson 2: Growing Up With Smartphones and the Internet
Lesson 3: How Children Consume Digital Content
Lesson 4: Digital Habits and Child Development
Lesson 5: Generational Differences Between Parents and Children
Lesson 6: Understanding Your Child’s Digital World
MODULE 1 PROJECT
MODULE 1 QUIZ

Module 2: Understanding the Digital World Shaping Your Child
Understanding the digital forces, platforms and cultures influencing children's attitudes, identity and behaviour.

Module 3: Parenting Effectively in the Digital Age
Developing practical parenting approaches for communication, boundaries, supervision, trust and healthy family relationships.

Module 4: Leveraging Technology for Your Child’s Growth
Helping parents move beyond controlling technology toward intentionally using it for children's learning, creativity and development.

Module 5: Protecting Children in the Digital World
Equipping parents to identify, prevent and appropriately respond to digital risks affecting children.

Module 6: Preparing Your Child for the Digital Future
Helping parents prepare children to participate intelligently, responsibly and productively in an AI-enabled digital society and economy.

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Course Content

MODULE 1 — Understanding the Digital Child Understanding how growing up with technology shapes children's development, behaviour, interests and relationships.

Lesson 1: Who Is the Digital Child?

Lesson 2: Growing Up With Smartphones and the Internet

Lesson 3: How Children Consume Digital Content

Lesson 4: Digital Habits and Child Development

Lesson 5: Generational Differences Between Parents and Children

Lesson 6: Understanding Your Child’s Digital World

MODULE 1 PROJECT

MODULE 1 QUIZ

Module 2: Understanding the Digital World Shaping Your Child Understanding the digital forces, platforms and cultures influencing children's attitudes, identity and behaviour.

Lesson 1: Social Media and Child Development

Lesson 2: Digital Influencers and Online Role Models

Lesson 3: Algorithms and What Children See Online

Lesson 4: Digital Identity and Self-Presentation

Lesson 5: Peer Pressure in the Digital Age

Lesson 6: Values, Behaviour and Online Culture

MODULE 2 PROJECT

MODULE 2 QUIZ

Module 3: Parenting Effectively in the Digital Age Developing practical parenting approaches for communication, boundaries, supervision, trust and healthy family relationships.

Lesson 1: How Technology Is Changing Parenting and Family Life

Lesson 2: Understanding Your Digital Parenting Style

Lesson 3: Building Open Communication About Technology

Lesson 4: Setting Healthy Screen, Device and Internet Boundaries

Lesson 5: Monitoring, Trust, Privacy and Age-Appropriate Independence

Lesson 6: Managing Digital Disagreements and Parent-Child Technology Conflicts

MODULE 3 PROJECT

MODULE 3 QUIZ

Module 4: Leveraging Technology for Your Child’s Growth Helping parents move beyond controlling technology toward intentionally using it for children's learning, creativity and development.

Lesson 1: Technology as a Positive Parenting and Development Tool

Lesson 2: Using Technology to Support Your Child’s Learning

Lesson 3: Choosing Quality Educational Apps, Platforms and Digital Resources

Lesson 4: Using Technology to Drive Creativity, Curiosity and Problem-Solving

Lesson 5: Helping Children Move From Digital Consumption to Digital Creation

Lesson 6: Building Healthy and Productive Digital Habits at Home

MODULE 4 PROJECT

MODULE 4 QUIZ

Module 5: Protecting Children in the Digital World Equipping parents to identify, prevent and appropriately respond to digital risks affecting children.

Lesson 1: Understanding Online Risks and Digital Safety

Lesson 2: Privacy, Personal Information and Your Child’s Digital Footprint

Lesson 3: Cyberbullying, Online Harassment and Digital Peer Abuse

Lesson 4: Pornography, Violent Content and Other Harmful Online Material

Lesson 5: Online Grooming, Scams, Manipulation and Digital Exploitation

Lesson 6: Creating Your Family Digital Safety Plan

MODULE 5 PROJECT

MODULE 5 QUIZ

Module 6: Preparing Your Child for the Digital Future Helping parents prepare children to participate intelligently, responsibly and productively in an AI-enabled digital society and economy.

Lesson 1: Understanding AI and What It Means for Parenting

Lesson 2: Children, AI and the Future of Learning

Lesson 3: Deepfakes, Misinformation and Learning What to Trust Online

Lesson 4: Digital Skills, Careers and the Future of Work

Lesson 5: Raising Responsible and Ethical Digital Citizens

Lesson 6: Building a Future-Ready Child and Family

MODULE 6 PROJECT

MODULE 6 QUIZ

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