Table 4 Parent-child and child online and digital activities involved in last 3 months (N = 202)
From: Parenting approaches and digital technology use of preschool age children in a Chinese community
| Parent-child online and digital activities | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sharing pictures, figure or photos | 176 | 87.1 |
| For entertainment | 132 | 65.3 |
| Searching homework answers | 126 | 62.4 |
| Searching for other information | 122 | 60.4 |
| Family communication | 119 | 58.9 |
| Searching for health related information | 113 | 55.9 |
| For news | 107 | 53.0 |
| For enquiries and questions | 90 | 44.6 |
| Talking with friends | 82 | 40.6 |
| Sending messages | 75 | 37.1 |
| Seeking supplier and purchasing | 70 | 34.7 |
| Getting friends | 40 | 19.8 |
| Child online and digital activities | ||
| For literacy | 152 | 75.2 |
| Recognition of shape, sound or colors | 145 | 71.8 |
| Completing school assignment | 118 | 58.4 |
| Improving memory | 118 | 58.4 |
| Story telling | 116 | 57.4 |
| Improving eye-hand coordination | 115 | 56.9 |
| For enjoyment and fun | 113 | 55.9 |
| For calculations | 111 | 55.0 |
| Improving reaction and response | 111 | 55.0 |
| Improving fine motor coordination | 107 | 53.0 |
| Improving attention span | 102 | 50.5 |
| Drawing | 99 | 49.0 |
| For sciences | 74 | 36.6 |
| Social networking | 36 | 17.8 |
