Navigating the Children's Media Landscape: A Parent and Caregivers Guide

From the Introduction
This report is intended to provide information to parents and other primary caregivers to help them consider what effects their family media use strategies and practices can have on their young children, and to provide ideas andstrategies to help parents and caregivers select and use media resources with their families in developmentally appropriate ways. Drawing on a review of academic literature; the insights of experts in the fields of media literacy and effects, child development and education, and professional and advocacyorganisations; and exploratory interviews with a small but diverse set of young children and their parents, this report is intended to help parents better navigate the children's media landscape.

Table of Contents

• Letter from Cable in the Classroom Executive Director
• Letter from National PTA President
• Introduction
• The Changing Children's Media Landscape
• Creating a Family Media Use Strategy
• Using Media to Support Child Development
• Using Media to Support Child Development Chart
• A Shared Responsibility
• References

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