The Parent Perspective

The Parent Perspective is a monthly feature in the CMCH Newsletter where parents tell us in their own words how their families navigate today's media-saturated environment.

If you'd like to share your own experiences or suggestions in a Parent Perspective, email us at cmch@childrens.harvard.edu

 

Special Youth Perspectives from 10th grade students in Los Angeles - Find out how their teacher challenged them to spend a week using no electronic media at all.

 

 

Monera from Massachusetts - Tells us how she has eliminated the TV from her home.

 

 

 

Cynthia from Massachusetts - Tells us her story about setting screen time limits for her family.

 

 

 

Betsy from California - Tells us how and why her older daughter decided to take the cable boxes out of her own room and her sister’s.

 

 

Amalia from Rhode Island- Decribes how her family uses media for entertainment and for keeping current about news and sports events in South America.

 

 

Anne from Massachusetts - Discovered that she could use her TiVo not only to record educational programming but also to help with her son's anxiety around television.

 

 

Susana from Massachusetts - Struggled to help her daughter accept her body when she felt it did not measure up to media standards, Susana reinforced a positive body image for her children.

 

Bonnie from Calgary - Feeling like she needed to take action on cyberbullying incidents in the news, Bonnie wrote and directed a play for teens about Internet safety.

Cally from Wisconsin - Purchasing a DVR service helped her family manage media use better than she imagined!

 

Stephanie from Guatemala - Finding free and creative ways to have fun with her grandson reduced the excessive amount of TV he was watching.

Dana from California -- Shocked by the movies she saw on a flight, Dana took action.

Jessica from Massachusetts - Curing her daughter of video game addiction has been a struggle, but Jessie and her family are making strides.

Andi from Massachusetts - Using ideas from her 2 year-old's favorite TV show, Andi devised creative ways to get through errands together.

Beth from Illinois - Raising three kids has given Beth lots of experience with making media rules that work for everyone.

Barney from Colorado - Barney ponders how his own media use affects his daughters.

Harriet from Tennessee - With a few simple rules for her son, Harriet keeps media use to a minimum at home, but wonders about her preschool students' use of media.

Nanami from Germany - Her kids use media in completely different ways, so Nanami's rules have to be adapted for each child.





Kim from Virginia - After taking an academic class on media, Kim became much more aware of her own family's media use.

Laurie from Massachusetts - Laurie describes how times have changed over the past 20 years of raising her sons.

Dee from Colorado - Providing her daughters with access to the benefits of media helps Dee's family be thoughtful and balanced about what they see and hear.

 

 

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