Raising Kids In Our Digital Media World

Socializing Texting Creating Gaming Visiting virtual worlds Streaming

content Content Pushes boundaries

Mobile Anywhere and anytime access

Interactive Kids connect and collaborate

Scale Everything takes place before a vast, invisible audience

Anonymity Actions separate from consequences

Replicable Everything can be cut and pasted

Once something is it out there, it doesn’t ever go away Persistent

So that means our kids are leaving digital footprints

Access to information Connect, collaborate and network Community support

Creative expression Educational value

Always on Exposure to inappropriate content, people and influences Negative health effects

Damage to reputation Cyberbullying Information overload

What you need to know to raise media-smart kids

Embrace their world Encourage balanced use Try to keep media in public spaces Discuss what sites they can visit No cyberbullying Basic Rules of the Road

Explain that nothing is really private Set up privacy settings Keep passwords private Help them self-reflect before they self-reveal Protecting Personal Privacy

Teach kids to ask the who, what, and when questions Is a person who they say they are? Balance research sources Point out all the ways marketers target them What Kids Can Trust and Believe

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