How to assess on-line resources about media and young children:

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Mary Rothschild • 1 Comment

There’s a lot of information flowing about some of our conceptions/misconceptions about the “digital divide” and what young children actually need. Articles in the NY Times point out some of the things those most involved with developing digital technology and media have to say about their own children. So, which organizations are trustworthy? Which give … Continue reading →

Early Childhood / Nature / Parents / Rituals / Sensory Health

Supporting Sensory Health in Young Children

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Mary Rothschild • Leave a comment

Link to YouTube recording of conversation with Cynthia Jaggi of Gatherwell: Grow for Good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyGTBcR-518 In Last Child in the Woods, his seminal work on children and nature, Richard Louv quotes Paul Gorman, Founding Executive Director of the Religious Partnership for the Environment: Kids have to feel that this connection (with nature) is vital and … Continue reading →

Alternative Stories / Family / Parents / Rituals

Just Before the Family Meal

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Mary Rothschild • Leave a comment

Family meal times are getting a lot of press right now, and high time. Recent articles in The Christian Science Monitor by Mary Beth McCauley and the New York Times by Susan Dominus as well as the Huffington Post’s on-going series “Family Dinner Table Talk” extoll the virtues of this time-honored (but oft neglected) family … Continue reading →

children and media / Healthy Media Choices / Parents / Stereotypes

Monday – From the Archives – Interview with Peggy Orenstein

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Mary Rothschild • Leave a comment

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 and media / Early Childhood / Gurdjieff / Healthy Media Choices / Interview / New Parents / Parents / Sensory Health / Teachers

Monday- From the Archives: Interview with Lillian Firestone on The Forgotten Language of Children

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Mary Rothschild • 1 Comment

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 →

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

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Mary Rothschild • Leave a comment

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 →

children and media / Commentary

Technology and Media in Religious Education?

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Mary Rothschild • 2 Comments

Yes, that’s a question mark. Education in American society is at a watershed moment evidenced by “flipped classrooms,” synchronous and asynchronous online learning and the exchange of resources and information via social media and Google tools. Then, there’s “gamification.” Religious education is no exception and there’s no doubt, as Bud Horell points out in his … Continue reading →

Background

Looking back – and forward

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Mary Rothschild

Now that my first – month -of – the – year cold has passed and my head is clear, I look back at 2010 and realize how much I learned about engaging progressive communities in relation to the pros and cons of media and technology in young children’s lives and the implications of that involvement … Continue reading →

Alternative Stories / Interview

Rachel Prabhakar: Perpective from a Jewish-Hindu household

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Mary Rothschild

Here’s another story of a family where there are intentional alternatives to the popular culture. The world is not “media-saturated” for these children. In fact, Rachel Prabhakar , who lives in New Hampshire with her husband and two daughters, ages 10 and 7, says she hasn’t had a conversation with a parent about television in … Continue reading →

Alternative Stories / Interview

Ozlem Parlak, Muslim parent

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Mary Rothschild • Leave a comment

This interview is among those I’ve recorded that are categorized as “alternative stories,” meaning stories of families who have found ways to side-step popular culture, at least in their homes. We need these stories to offset the narrative of the “media-saturated world” and remind us that we do have some leverage. Ozlem Parlak, who is … Continue reading →

Healthy Media Choices

Strategies that Work for Parents and Teachers of Young Children

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