Crianças e tecnologias: o papel do brincar para as infâncias contemporâneas

Abstract

This study was conducted with the objective of presenting a reflection on the relations between contemporary childhood and Digital Information and Communication Technologies in face of the importance of playing for children, especially those of Generation Alpha — born after 2010, known as digital natives. The work is characterized as a bibliographic research that focuses on the fields of childhood and new technologies, with emphasis on the relationships between these fields. Based on the research carried out, we conclude that, in a society permeated by new technologies, there is a need to defend the culture of play as an essential element for good child development, in accordance with the postulates of the Russian psychologist Lev Semionovitch Vygotsky. To this end, it is essential that the relationship of children with new technologies be mediated by adults, so that they are provided with varied possibilities to play and interact with their peers and with the elements of culture.

Keywords: Play. Childhood. Technologies.