Modern children start using digital media at an early age. As a result, today’s parents encounter new challenges that parents of previous generations didn’t have to deal with. Prior research considers how parents adapt their parenting strategies to the realities of the digital age, seeking to minimize harm and maximize the value of children’s digital experiences. However, sometimes parents aren’t managing these challenges alone. In countries like Sweden, where there is strong state involvement in children’s education and upbringing, the state is responsible for children’s experience with media. In this article, we examine what parental strategies parents in Sweden use and the reasoning behind these choices. We also look at the ways the Swedish state supports families in this process and at the same time protect children’s right to digital technology usage due to the unique role of children in the society. We claim that it’s important to take into consideration local context while researching parental mediation. In welfare states like Sweden parents’ beliefs about digital media have less impact.