Children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties and ICT
Emotional and behavioural difficulties cover a wide range of behavioural patterns and psychosocial problems of a child, such as aggression, anxiety, hyperactivity and more. EBD are often hard to distinguish from other disabilities, partly because disabilities are often correlated and refer to the same child, impacting his or her functioning. emotional and behavioural difficulties are sometimes wrongly interpreted as a phenomenon that is only connected with individual characteristics, while a more systemic approach also covering social and family factors is needed.
Students with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties and the Internet
The EBD group seems to be a subgroup that is profoundly affected by digital inequality, which is usually understood in this case not as a lack of hardware, software or Internet access but rather as lower digital skills and a lack of ability to take full advantage of the digital environment. The crucial problem linked to digital inequalities in the case of children with EBD seems to be related to their environment, which is not supporting the development of digital skills. As a result, this makes young people from this group more prone to digital risks.
Summary of Key Opportunities
- engagement in learning through self-competition
- serious games as attractive measures to develop social and emotional competencies
- positive peer contacts in social media or other online groups focused on specific interests
- anonymous browsing for information and use of pro fessional and semi-professional help
- a source of valuable information and emotional support for parents
