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The Rights of Very Young Children in the Digital Environment of the Family Home: Findings From a UK Survey of Children 0–36 Months and Their Parents

Karen Winter Orcid Logo, Rosie Flewitt Orcid Logo, Sandra El Gemayel Orcid Logo, Lisa Bunting Orcid Logo, Lorna Arnott Orcid Logo, Paul Connolly Orcid Logo, Andrew Dalziell Orcid Logo, Julia Gillen Orcid Logo, Janet Goodall Orcid Logo, Min‐Chen Liu, Katrina McLaughlin, Sabina Savadova Orcid Logo, Sarah Timmins

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As digital technologies have become increasingly embedded in daily family life, there has been a growing international concern about children's protection, provision and participation rights in a digital environment. Recognising this, the Committee on the Rights of the Child published General C...

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ISSN: 0951-0605 1099-0860
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