Utilization of Social Media in Young Families as Media Parenting in the Millennial Era

Ellyn Sugeng Desyanty
Department of Non-Formal Education Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, Indonesia
ellyn.sugeng.fip@um.ac.id

Abstract

Parenting activities in young families at this time have experienced a very fast development that is from activities that are offline to online. This is due to the development of information technology that presents a variety of new information can be spread very quickly. Social media was chosen as a source of learning for young families in providing learning experiences, especially about child development and answers to various problems that arise in the process of forming a family. the findings show that social media which later became a discussion forum in cyberspace has been considered as a more credible media for discussion, exchanging experiences. Social media has become one of the most popular sources of learning among young families.

Keywords

social media, parenting, young families

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Volume 06, 20 Nov 2020
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