
Understanding the Media in Young Children’s Lives
An Introduction to the Key Debates
- 162 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Understanding the Media in Young Children’s Lives
An Introduction to the Key Debates
About this book
This book explores the impact of digital media on young children's lives and the role that the media and news industries play in the social construction of childhood. It highlights the pressing issues relating to young children's media use drawing on key research and examines the impact of digital media on their learning, development and socialization.
The chapters recognise the challenges digital media presents children and families, but also demonstrate how media use and engagement can have a positive impact on children's academic attainment, social capital and opportunities to create and curate online content. Covering key areas of concern such as safety, violence and children's mental health, the authors provide strategies to help children and families reduce the risks that can arise with digital media use and capitalise on the opportunities it can offer.
Including case study examples and opportunities for reflective practice, this is an essential text for students on Childhood and Early Childhood Studies courses and Early Years Foundation Degrees as well as practitioners wanting to develop their critical understanding of the role of the media in young children's lives.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- 1 Introduction
- Part 1 What are positive and negative impacts of children’s media use?
- Part 2 How does the media construct childhood?
- Part 3 How can we minimise the risks of children’s media use?
- Part 4 Conclusion
- Index