Eric Rasmussen, Ph.D.
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When Your Child’s Favorite Media Goes Away
The disappointment of something ending is tough to experience. Here are a few ideas to help our kids deal with the disappointment of their favorite media going away.
3 Ways to Reset Media Habits for the New School Year
When school starts, it’s good for families to reset those summertime media habits. Here are three ways to use media as a helpful tool in the new school year.
How “Daniel Tiger’s Grr-ific Feelings” App Helps Kids Learn
Children play in many ways. Research shows that kids who played with the “Daniel Tiger’s Grr-ific Feelings” app exhibited higher levels of controlling and recognizing emotions.
Helping Kids Navigate Scary News Stories
We cannot fully “news proof” our home when unsettling events happen in the world, but we can help kids navigate what they hear through simple, responsive, reassuring conversations.
Studying the Link Between Literacy and Children’s Media
Research shows kids — especially preschoolers — who viewed Ready to Learn programming exhibited significantly higher early literacy skills, especially vocabulary and phonological concepts.
A New Way to Set Media Rules
As with many things in life, protecting our kids is good. But empowering them is great. This is especially true with media.
How to Model Media Use for Your Kids
Studies have found that the strongest predictor of children’s media use is parents’ media use. These findings suggest that we have an amazing opportunity as parents to guide that media use.
Online Safety Tips for Parents
We can protect our kids from many risks and help them enjoy the benefits of Internet use through our guiding efforts.
Using Coding Apps to Teach Kids How to Think
Research is beginning to show that coding is a new form of literacy that has amazing, and perhaps essential, benefits for children.
The Moral of the Story? "Arthur" Helps Kids Build Character
Researchers found that children who watched an episode of Arthur with the moral lesson scored higher on measures of perspective-taking.
Screen Time and Kids: Insights from a New Report
Findings from a new report suggest that parents are optimistic about the power of media to help their children.
Connecting With Your Child Through Video Games
Research suggests that parents’ involvement in kids’ video gaming experiences can do a lot toward helping kids enjoy the good and avoid the bad that comes with media.
