Relevant and interesting research about media, parenting, education and kids
3
Mar
Beginning early in development, children learn from watching others and through social interaction. Do children learn about the social world when they watch screens, and can that compare with real life? Social interaction is an important pathway towards learning social cognition throughout the lifespan, but may be particularly critical in the first few years of [...]
Tags: babies, experiments, infants, media, research, video
13
May
“Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?” Most people easily pick up on the importance of television programming like Sesame Street and other educational shows for young children. Shows like these embed lessons about letters, manners, multiculturalism and more into their content. For adults, the lessons seem obvious, so we feel good about allowing [...]
Tags: children, family, Sponge Bob Square Pants, television, values
27
Mar
“Cheers to the freakin’ weekend. I drink to that, yeah yeah Oh let the Jameson sink in I drink to that, yeah yeah Don’t let the bastards get ya down Turn it around with another round There’s a party at the bar everybody put your glasses up and I drink to that I drink to [...]
Tags: addiction, family, media, Parenting, Parenting advice on the Internet
16
Mar
Tags: bad behavior on YouTube, YouTube
21
Feb