Mind Over Media

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Mind Over Media Fact Sheets	PDF	Web
Early choices for healthy development	(57K)	View
Developing healthy relationships	(52K)	View
Developing good social and emotional skills	(157K)	View
Developing a strong and confident sense of self	(110K)	View
Developing good language skills	(102K)	View
Developing good thinking skills - analytical and creative	(119K)	View
Developing a realistic understanding of the world	(102K)	View
A Summary of Parent Strategies	(63K)

Early choices for healthy development

• Do you see the effects of media violence on children in your care?
• Have children in your care been disturbed by scary images they have seen in the media—in movies or on the TV news?
• Are you concerned about the impact of advertising and marketing pressures on children?
• Would you like to provide more support for parents in dealing with media impact?

What do we, as parents, want for our children? That they grow up as happy and responsible members of the community who share our values and outlook on the world? That they learn skills that will help them to have fulfilling personal and work lives as adults? Perhaps also that they have happy and fulfilling lives as children, learning the necessary skills in a safe, fun environment?

Many aspects of their lives contribute to them having these opportunities and experiences, some of which are outside of our control as parents. The media is an all pervasive and influential element in the lives of most Australian children, and it is a factor that is within our sphere of influence as parents and caregivers—we can use the media to help rather than hinder our children’s healthy development.

In March 2004, Young Media Australia, with sponsorship from the Telstra Foundation, launched a series of Fact Sheets called Mind Over Media. The series provides parents and caregivers with information about media use and early development of very young children, that is children aged 0–5 years. Each Fact Sheet will include strategies for parents and caregivers.

The seven Mind Over Media Fact Sheets, explore the role that careful choice of media can play in assisting your children to develop:

• healthy relationships
• good social and emotional skills
• a strong and confident sense of self
• good language skills
• thinking skills—analytical and creative
• a realistic understanding of the world.