The link below is to a post I wrote six years ago. Recently, my four and a half year old granddaughter asked, while we were playing by Facetime: “Are there big problems in the world?” It took her mother and me by surprise and it was at the end of the call, so the … Continue reading
Author Archives: Mary Rothschild
Monday – From the Archives – Interview with Peggy Orenstein
Peggy Orenstein: What was (and was not) in Cinderella Ate My Daughter Posted on March 9, 2011 by MARY ROTHSCHILD3 Comments Transcript of interview with Peggy Orenstein January 26, 2011 (Parenthesis are used for clarification where there is a cut-off sentence or cross-talk) M. R.: Thank you for taking time for this conversation this morning about Cinderella Ate My Daughter: … Continue reading
children / children and media / Early Childhood / Gurdjieff / Healthy Media Choices / Interview / New Parents / Parents / Sensory Health / Teachers
Interview with Lillian Firestone on The Forgotten Language of Children
Welcome to Monday from the Archives: each Monday, something from the archives of Mary Rothschild: interviews, articles, insights. Today, the audio and transcript of an interview with author Lillian Firestone about her book The Forgotten Language of Children: A Journey in Living Authentically, originally aired on Brattleboro Community Radio in Vermont on October 18, 2011. … Continue reading
Mary Rothschild TEDx Talk on “The Myth of the ‘Digital Gene’:” Why the Way We Speak About Children and Their Needs Matters.
. Hear the Talk: http://tinyurl.com/ycd7o7hf It was such a privilege to be part of TEDx in Traverse City, Michigan. Spread the word about putting relationships first and intentional use of media with young children Continue reading
Science, Play and Spirituality
At the conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, there was a collaborative effort around Science, Play and Spirituality This is a hopeful sign: the recognition that free play – the ability to explore the environment without restriction and with the senses. The way the participants expressed their responses had to … Continue reading
No-phone Zones – Sacred Zones
I was reading an article from the New York Times that talks about “no phone zones” and Sherry Turkle’s term “Sacred spaces” for such zones. It’s an excellent article and evidence of interest in “unplugging.” However, it occurred to me that the image of the dinner table is often invoked when talking about making phone-free … Continue reading
Blind Spots
I was at a speech by a prominent researcher in the Communications field, with a focus on Children and Media . First of all, she spoke movingly and many of her points were familiar to anyone who studies and works with issues around children and media. Media for connecting far-flung family and friends, the suffering … Continue reading
children and media / children and television / Early Childhood / Healthy Media Choices / Media / New Parents / Parents
Addressing Parental Anger: A Way In to Re-Wiring Habits
In the US, psychologists like Steven Stosny point to a link between anger and parental feelings of inadequacy. While the situations he cites will ring true to many of us as parents: the end of a bad day is likely to set off reactions, etc., I would advocate for a nuts-and-bolts, practical review of … Continue reading
How Do We See Media in Relationship to Love and Health? Finding a Middle Way.
Wanted to share with you. Spread the word. Richard Whittaker, founder and publisher of Works and Conversations, interviewed me when I was in California in the Spring. I appreciate that it was picked up by The Daily Good. In the speeches, panel presentations, and workshops I’ve given, people express the need for a “middle way.” … Continue reading
Four keys to help children thrive in disturbing times:
Wherever we are in the spectrum of relationship and response to the recent deaths of citizens at the hands of police and police deaths at the hands of a crazed citizen, we are all affected by incessant images of unrest, conflict and death. Fearful images. Especially since the killings at Sandy Hook, we feel the … Continue reading
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