approach
The first two possible challenges to the adoption of the culture-
centered approach are; lack of technical knowhow and
lack of awareness on the part of parents. Many parents in
Africa are neither familiar with computers nor the use of
social networks and so lack the expertise to monitor how and
what activities their children engage in online. In Nigeria for
example, many parents are not even aware of the existence of
the crime of cyber bullying as so far, there has been no record
of the death of any Nigerian child from cyberbullying.
Negligence and the low regard for African cultural
values and norms in some families also might pose a
problem. Many affluent African families especially in
South Africa and Nigeria allow their children a lot of
freedom. In these families, there is scarcely any form of
discipline. These ‘spoilt kids’ who are often owners of
expensive hi-tech smartphones, tablets and laptops, spend
many hours chatting on Facebook and MXit. Such parents
will most likely not teach the culture-centered approach as
they strongly believe that children have the right to use
social media in any way they deem fit.