Q: I’ve noticed that many parents worry a lot about their children texting. But when we were kids, we would spend hours on the phone, sometimes not even talking much. When my teens are texting with friends at home, I liken it to those phone calls of yesteryear. I don’t allow texting during family meals… Read more »
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Media Moment: What I Learned from (Paw)-Patrolling My Kids’ TV Show
Dear Reader, Welcome to another Media Moment! In this post, Brandy King shares both the negative and positive aspects of her sons’ favorite TV show, and how a little media literacy lesson can help balance the scale. These stories are meant to help create a village square of commiserating and co-celebrating the many ways media intersect… Read more »