ABSTRACT
A domestication framework applied to the study of young children’s use of touchscreen technologies helps interrogate material arising from the Toddlers and Tablets study of children aged from birth to five. There are diverse reasons for introducing these children to touchscreen technologies. Domestication approaches help uncover nuanced practices of occupying children with technologies but also reveal unanticipated uses. Parents often engage with children’s technological experiences in ways that reflect non-technological ones. Finally, young children’s lack of competency frequently requires parents to intervene, meaning that these children’s touchscreen use can be easy to control.
