Technology and Young Children: Guidance and Innovations from CEHD’s Dr. Susan Walker (Part 1 of a 2-part series on children, parents and technology)
Summary: <a href="http://www.cehd.umn.edu/fsos/directory/WalkerS.asp" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a>Advice and warnings about technology and young children are confusing for many parents. <a href="http://www.cehd.umn.edu/fsos/directory/WalkerS.asp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Susan Walker</a>, Associate Professor of Parent & Family Education in the <a href="https://twin-cities.umn.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U of M</a>’s <a href="http://www.cehd.umn.edu/fsos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Family Social Science</a>, offers guidance on appropriate use of technology and the ways technology can bring parent and child together, capitalizing on the importance of face to face interaction.<br> <br> <br> <br> She also talks with Marti & Erin about <a href="https://parentopia.org/users/sign_in" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Parentopia</a>, a new social platform that brings parents and educators together to extend and deepen what they learn in in-person <a href="http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/fam/elsprog/ECFE/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE)</a> classes.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> In what ways have you used technology with young children? What benefits have you seen and what concerns have you had about possible negative effects? What useful ideas did you hear in this Mom Enough discussion of technology and young children?<br> <br> <br> <br> For the U of M’s College of Education and Human Development, <a href="https://z.umn.edu/momenough" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">click here</a>.<br> <br> For Parentopia, <a href="https://parentopia.org/users/sign_in" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.<br> <br> For Common Sense Media, <a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.<br> <br> For the AAP's recommendations for children's media use, <a href="https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/american-academy-of-pediatrics-announces-new-recommendations-for-childrens-media-use.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.<br> <br> To create a Family Media Plan, <a href="https://www.healthychildren.org/English/media/Pages/default.aspx#wizard" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.<br> <br> For tips on early language development, <a href="http://momenough.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Early-Language-Development-tip-sheet.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.<br> <br> For tips on encouraging language development for ages birth - 5, <a href="http://momenough.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/HMG-langauge-dev-article_March-2015.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.<br> <br> For Part 2 of this series with U of M's Jodi Dworkin, <a href="http://momenough.com/2018/03/teens-and-technology-research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.
