What and how should parents be advised about ‘screen time’?
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Channel: LSE · 2016 · Education
In the past decade, the amount of time British children spend online has more than doubled. This growth has been accompanied by a contentious debate about the risks and opportunities of ‘screen time.’ There are dire warnings from politicians and in the popular press about the dangers of digital media to children’s health, relationships and well-being. But is this really the case? In May 2016, the LSE Media Policy Project and Parenting for a Digital Future brought together leading researchers, policy-makers, industry and parenting organisations for a workshop on ‘Families and ‘screen time’: challenges of media self-regulation’. The event analysed the current advice for parents on ‘screen time,’ identifying where the gaps are and how new guidance might respond to the hopes and concerns of the next generation of parents. Contributors: Alicia Blum-Ross, Sonia Livingstone, Andrea Millwood Hargrave. For more information: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/ www.parenting.digital
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