Much of what it means to be a kid in the 21st century – and how we adults approach raising and educating them – is uncharted territory.
Some aspects of childhood are timeless. Sure – there are many aspects that will always remain the same about growing up. Childhood is full of wonders and magic, play and imagination, questions and experimentation. Kids will always push boundaries and engage in power struggles as they march towards individuating themselves and learning how to be functioning members of society. The processes of growth and development are inherently part of the human experience.
So what’s so different about the 21st century?
But The Global Digital Mindful Project is born from a belief that societal shifts, technological advances, additional knowledge, and contemporary attitudes about what it means to be a kid have created an environment for childhood that’s categorically different than it has been in the past.
The Global Digital Mindful Project proposes three primary areas of influence.