The Foundation We Give Children Strength has been working for years on children’s safety on the Internet and promoting digital hygiene. One of our more important projects is called “Home Screen Rules.” In it, we promote the idea of setting rules for screen use among household members, so that it promotes safety, balance and family relationships.

Our previous media campaigns promoting the idea of screen rules have focused on the harm of children’s excessive and early use of screens. In the latest campaign, “Close to the phone – far from the child,” we focus another aspect of the problem – on how screens in the hands of parents negatively affect the relationship with the child and its development. We support the message with research information and advice for parents on why and how to limit the use of screens in front of a child. The campaign is based on a series of photographs taken by Jacek Kolodziejski. The campaign is carried out in urban spaces and online. Campaign website: www.domowezasadyekranowe.pl   

 

WHY IS THIS CAMPAIGN IMPORTANT?

Healthy emotional development of the child!
The quality of the parent-child relationship in the first years of life has a key impact on the healthy emotional development of children. The campaign points out the negative impact of screens on relationships, emphasizing the need to build a safe bond.Healthy emotional development of the child! The quality of the parent-child relationship in the first years of life has a key impact on the healthy emotional development of children. The campaign points out the negative impact of screens on relationships, emphasizing the need to build a safe bond.

Shaping your child’s communication skills!
The early years are crucial for developing children’s communication skills. The campaign explains how parents’ focus on phones during interactions can have negative long-term consequences for a child’s development of social and communication skills.Shaping your child’s communication skills!The early years are crucial for developing children’s communication skills. The campaign explains how parents’ focus on phones during interactions can have negative long-term consequences for a child’s development of social and communication skills.

The problem of digital distraction!
Faced with the challenges of maintaining attention during shared time with a child, the campaign draws attention to the negative effects of distraction resulting from phone use in the presence of children and inspires a mindful approach to parenting.The problem of digital distraction!Faced with the challenges of maintaining attention during shared time with a child, the campaign draws attention to the negative effects of distraction resulting from phone use in the presence of children and inspires a mindful approach to parenting.

Inspiration for reflection!
The campaign not only identifies problems, but also offers constructive solutions and tips for parents. It encourages reflection on the balance between using technology and building family relationships, supporting healthier families.Inspiration for reflection!The campaign not only identifies problems, but also offers constructive solutions and tips for parents. It encourages reflection on the balance between using technology and building family relationships, supporting healthier families.

Digital education for parents!
Campaign focuses on educating parents about the healthy use of technology in the presence of children. It seeks to support families in setting rules and boundaries to create a safe environment for children’s development!Digital education for parents!Campaign focuses on educating parents about the healthy use of technology in the presence of children. It seeks to support families in setting rules and boundaries to create a safe environment for children’s development!

 

WHY IS THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP
IN THE FIRST YEARS OF ITS LIFE IS SO IMPORTANT?

All the experiences of the first years of life influence our later behavior, because the associations formed early in life are extremely strong and deep. Especially those related to care, soothing, emotional atmosphere. These are the ones that will influence how we experience relationships and how we interpret them as we grow up. If, during this period of life, a child has good enough caregivers who are reasonably good at recognizing his needs and meeting them with care and surrounding him with love and attention, the child will develop a trusting attachment style. If, on the other hand, the child then experiences neglect, abandonment, this will negatively affect the child’s sense of security in later life.

In building a secure relationship, the most important things are:

• The presence of caregivers in the child’s life,
• commitment to care,
• Responding to signals sent by the child,
• Soothing when a child feels discomfort,
• common activities.