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Between guidelines and guilt: Parenting through the chaos of screen-time discourse

Media, Culture & Society

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Abstract

Media, Culture & Society, Volume 48, Issue 4, Page 829-838, May 2026.
Digital parenting today is shaped by shifting guidelines, moralised discourse, and often unstable institutional advice, leaving families navigating uncertainty without meaningful support. Drawing on governmentality theory and media studies, this piece ...