Fiona Scott

Now on Bluesky: @fionascott.bsky.social 🦋

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

This is why you shouldn’t feel guilty about letting your child play video games.🎮

My latest research at @sheffielduni has shown that digital play can actually be good for children’s well-being.

Here are three reasons your child may benefit from playing video games. 🧵 1/5

[Dr Edward Noon @EdwardJNoon]

Leeds Trinity University are advertising THREE PhD studentships for a May 2025 start

If you are interested in conducting doctoral research about young people, social media, and identity/well-being, consider applying to work with me at Leeds Trinity! 📱💭

https://t.co/bfKPZPRuGl

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

My take: "It's very seductive to think that a grand gesture like this is going to be a positive step, but the fact that we don't really know that the technology will work - or that there's evidence that this will be a positive thing for children - is a concern" @EducationSheff

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

I spoke to ABC News (Australia) and the BBC News Channel yesterday on the passing of Australia's #SocialMediaBan Echoing many @digitalchildau colleagues, what a regrettable step back in terms of children and young people's rights and well-being. Let's hope enforcement is nuanced.

[Luke Siddham Dundon @lukesdundon]

"That fascinating development in Australia"

Hear the world's reaction to today's #SocialMediaBan
#auspol @abcnews @_FionaScott
https://t.co/Huj0HoTH2c

[Sonia Livingstone @Livingstone_S]

🤔Where can you find good evidence about children and young people's digital lives and rights?

💡#DigitalFutures4Children is delighted to launch its o/a research database

🔗https://t.co/5fyEEvrsrT

@MediaLSE @5RightsFound #Evidencebased #GeneralComment25 #ChildRights #AOIR2024

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

@DevinaSarwatay @ShirazHaderach @AbertayUni @reemhilu @WUSTL @sheffielduni @jinlee_media @CurtinUni @CityUniLondon @AoIR_org We were very lucky to have you chairing, @DevinaSarwatay 🥰

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

Absolute autumnal scenes 🍂

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

For #AOIR2024 delegates in need of good coffee and a cosy autumnal wander to blow away the cobwebs, the Motore coffee van in Weston Park is five mins stroll from the Octagon 🎃 ☕️ 🤗

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

“Granddad’s doing his tablet. He’s doing Grown-Up’s YouTube Kids”. My 4-y-o’s mind will be BLOWN when she finds out it’s just YouTube.

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

“Miss said that we SHOULD bring stickers into school”.

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

My fave part of the day now my 4-y-o has started reception is talking to her about what she’s learnt after school each day. So far, such gems as:
‘Miss said that cats don’t have bones’,
‘Miss said that f is for fart’,
‘Today we learned snatching, hitting and fighting’ #earlyyears

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

@ANGIESHEN00 You’re both weird guys 😜

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

(My child) After swimming, can we buy some alcohols?
(Me) Errrrrm what?
(Child) White alcohol drinks liks you let me have at Christmas?
(Me, concerned) Did I? Oh wait ACTIMEL drinks?
(Child) Yeah, actimel drinks.
#parentingshocks

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

Our DREAM TEAM! I’ve said it many times, but as a PI, I couldn’t have been luckier with my research team. Yao Wang and @ShabanaRoscoe took the lead on this paper from our @LEGOfoundation funded study on children’s digital play and well-being #BERAWERA2024

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

https://t.co/icCKoQ1G4x. What we do need > evidence informed regulation of platforms, design that has children’s well-being in mind & support for proper digital literacy curriculum from primary and throughout school.

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

I spoke to @CFraserBBC on @BBCNews this evening about proposed social media bans for young people in Australia. Many including @alannahmadeline have emphasised how evidence reflects that age bans are ineffective. For more, I’d direct people to @_aleeshajoy’s excellent piece…

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

So grateful for my collaborators in this panel, @drlizchesworth @StavroulaKontov @murcia_k Kim Balnaves, Theoni Neokleous and @KarinMurris

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

It's a wrap on @ECER_EERA #ECER2024 After collaborating with this stellar team for almost 4 years, being able to finally be in the same physical space (with @KarinMurris represented in virtual form) has really reminded me how special conferences can be 🇨🇾 ❤️ #digitalplay

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

Thank you @almesbah_anfal 🙏🏼

[Fiona Scott @_FionaScott]

My friend Satwika is looking for participants for her PhD study. If you have any 14-17 year old teens in your networks who could be interested in taking part, she’d love to hear from them, (or perhaps you’d consider re-tweeting)! 🎮 They’ll receive a £20 shopping voucher.

[Sam Morecroft @SamMorecroft]

Huge anti fascist turnout in Broomhall, Sheffield tonight. No sign of any far right protesters thus far.