Relevant and interesting research about media, parenting, education and kids
16
Aug
Keeping your children eating healthy foods is one of the most important things you can do as a parent. And one of the most difficult. It’s probably no surprise that most food companies market directly to your children, spending $1.6 billion a year to do so. In fact, in 2006 the Institute of Medicine concluded [...]
Tags: children, family, Food Marketing, Internet, Millsberry, obesity, Parenting, protecting children in the 21st century, stealth marketing, websites
1
Apr
This was first posted on the Society for Research in Adolescence’s website. One of the first symposiums I attended, bright and early this morning at 8AM, was about a topic that I am very interested in, the media habits of adolescents, in particular texting. I knew already that texting is the number 2 reason why [...]
7
Mar
This was overheard at a Digital Media and Learning conference on Friday. Francois Barr said that out of the 7 billion people in the world, 2 billion have the Internet. Puts technology in context doesn’t it? North America has the highest penetration out of all of the continents. BUT… 5 billion people in the world [...]
Tags: Internet, Mobile, Statistics
20
Sep
One day my daughter is into webkinz, the next day it’s vchatting! Technology is moving so rapidly, research is always catching up to the latest kinds of digital media content and platforms that kids use. It’s almost impossible to keep up with our digital children and moreover, to know what kinds of rules to enforce [...]
Tags: Advice, children, family, Internet, kids, media, Parenting, Parenting advice on the Internet, technology