What is it about?
We introduce the Balanced Attention Support for Early-learners (BASE) framework, which comprises three principles: (1) ally indoor and outdoor learning, (2) balance attentional processes in technology interactions, and (3) co-design with children’s attention in mind. Our work engages across psychology, early childhood education, and human–computer interaction literature, the framework identifies five attentional modes: focused attention, restoration, switching, mindfulness, and relational attending. We take a whole-child and rights-based perspective and think through new ways to approach design practices for the good of young children.
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Why is it important?
BASE reframes familiar design practices through the lens of attentional development, offering new directions for supporting children's holistic development, learning, and wellbeing.
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This page is a summary of: Balancing Attention Support for Early-learners (BASE) in Digital Technology Interactions: A Framework for Design and Use, April 2026, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery),
DOI: 10.1145/3772318.3791364.
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