FCS2298/FY1089 Making Good Decisions: Parenting Strategies to Guide Young Children’s Media Use

FCS-2298, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Stephanie C. Toelle and David C. Diehl, gives parents viewing strategies, suggests media guidelines, and reviews media policies designed to protect children. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, May 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1089

FCS2294/FY1078 Making Good Decisions: Media and the Physical Health of Young Children, A Parent’s Tip Sheet

FCS-2294, a 3-page tip sheet by Stephanie C. Toelle and David C. Diehl, is part of the Making Good Decisions: Media in the Lives of Young Children series. It lists key findings, things parents can do to help maintain healthy weight in young children, and several Internet resources. Published by the Uf Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, January 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1078

Making Good Decisions: Media in the Lives of Young Children series

This series of publications by David C. Diehl and Stephanie C. Toelle addresses media and its effects on young children, from birth to age six. The series is designed to reach both professional educators and parents and to provide research summaries, tips for parents, and internet resources for further information. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, December 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_series_making_good_decisions
Includes:

  • FCS-2290, Media in the Live of Young Children [series overview]
  • FCS-2291, Television, Learning, and the Cognitive Development of Young Children
  • FCS-2292, Television and Young Children’s Learning, A Parent’s Tip Sheet
  • FCS-2293, Media and the Physical Health of Young Children