Digital Child Ethics Toolkit: Ethical considerations for digital childhoods research

This document is an ethics toolkit for research on digital childhoods, providing guidance on ethical considerations across various contexts, methods, and cohorts. It discusses ethical research in settings like homes, education, health, and online platforms, emphasizing the importance of children’s rights and participation.

The toolkit covers a range of research methods, including interviews, ethnographic research, and digital data collection, with a focus on ethical practices. An appendix lists resources and guidelines for ethical research involving young children, including international and Australian frameworks.

This toolkit is designed to support researchers in conducting responsible and child-centered research in the digital age.