The Topic:
This seminar encourages discussion around early childhood development and how technology - in particular, technology involving screens - affects both children and parents.
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Readings:
- Ted Talk: TEDxRainier - Dimitri Christakis - Media and Children (16 minutes): Link to Reading
- Psychology Today - What Screen Time Can Really Do to Kids' Brains (4 pages): Link to Reading
- Baby Einstein Promo Video (4 minutes): Link to Reading
- Time - Baby Einsteins: Not So Smart After All (2 pages): Link to Reading
- NY Times - No Einstein in Your Crib? Get a Refund (3 pages): Link to Reading
- Forbes - The Truth About Parenting And Smartphones (5 pages): Link to Reading
- NPR - For The Children's Sake, Put Down That Smartphone (3 pages): Link to Reading
Discussion Questions:
- In your observation or personal experience, do parents adhere to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ guidance of avoiding “screen time” before children are two years old? Why or why not?
- What are the main ways in which socioeconomic status affects early childhood development?
- Put yourself in the head of a parent in the 2000s. Do Baby Einstein products seem like a good idea?
- Do smartphones increase the risk of less engaged parenting or is technology a convenient scapegoat?
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Created:
Added by Michael Lenox, February 2017.