This post is a continuation of my exploration of the ways in which children’s literature might provide children, caregivers, and teachers some guidance, framing, and mentorship with respect to the ways we think about screens...
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Before the COVID-19 orders for shelter in place and emergency schooling started, I was working on a series of posts using children’s literature as a launching pad for media mentorship. In part one I presented the idea that...
Robin is a friendly robot that can express emotions and build interactive dialogues with children. By engaging them in play and peer-to-peer conversations Robin reduces their feeling of loneliness and mitigates their stress...
As I’ve discussed, my use of the “good” and “bad” Internet dichotomy in conversations with my daughters, ages 11 and 8, caused me to pause. In reflection, I’ve decided I want to think about how the Internet can...
It seems that just as quickly as technology changes—new apps or tools become available daily—so can our perspectives. Here I share what I’ve learned from talking with my kids about the Internet and screen time as well...
In my last several posts (here and here) I have been thinking through the ways in which children’s books might be leveraged to provide mentorship to children and their grown ups about the role of screens, technology, and...
Maria José Botelho and Masha Kabakow Rudman (2009, p. 71) suggest, “Children’s literature is a product of culture as well as evidence of power relations; it is a social transcript of the relations of race, class, and...
Several members of the Screentime Research Group have been conducting research on the challenges and opportunities that exist as children grow up in an world that is increasingly dictated by algorithms. This research is being...
In my last post I shared that I utilized books, television programming, and movies as approach points in providing media mentorship to my children. An approach point is a time, condition, or opportunity for a teachable moment...
Although it does happen to be that time of year when young girls deliver all those delicious cookies you love that are distributed by the Girl Scouts (Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, S’mores, Trefoils, etc. and YUM!), this post...