Smart Parenting Digital: Pelatihan Literasi Digital Orang Tua dalam Pendampingan Anak di MI Sunan Giri Perak Jombang

Abstract

The development of digital technology provides both opportunities and challenges for elementary school-aged children, particularly in their use of gadgets, social media, online games, and video platforms. The conditions at MI Sunan Giri Perak Jombang indicate that approximately 70% of parents have never participated in family digital literacy training, while 65% experience difficulties in controlling their children's digital activities. These figures represent baseline data obtained through a needs assessment involving parents of students at MI Sunan Giri Perak Jombang, using an initial questionnaire on digital literacy and parental assistance in children's technology use. The data were used as a baseline to identify the needs of the Smart Parenting Digital program and to serve as the basis for designing training materials and strategies appropriate to the partners' conditions. This Community Service (PkM) activity aimed to improve parents' knowledge and skills in implementing safe, healthy, educational, and responsible digital parenting. The implementation methods included needs identification through observation and discussion, training through interactive lectures, discussions, simulations, case studies, hands-on practice in using digital safety features, mentoring, and evaluation through questionnaires and interviews. The results indicated that a practice-based training approach helped improve parents' readiness to identify the risks of negative content, manage children's gadget use time, apply parental control features, and establish positive communication with their children. The program also encouraged greater synergy between the school and family through communication forums and the provision of a Smart Parenting Digital guide. Therefore, the Smart Parenting Digital program is important to be developed sustainably as a family empowerment model for creating a safe, educational digital environment that supports children's character development.