Preface
Introduction: Taming the Media in Young Children’s Lives
Chapter 1: Remote-Controlled Childhood: An Overview
Chapter 2: A Developmental Perspective on Remote-Controlled
Childhood
Chapter 3: A Closer Look at Remote-Controlled Childhood: How Media
Culture Affects Children
Chapter 4: Setting the Stage: Learn More About the Media in Young
Children’s Lives
Chapter 5: Problem Solving With Children: How One Teacher Helped
the Princesses and Princes Live Happily Ever After
Chapter 6: Helping Children Get Beyond Remote-Controlled Childhood:
Guidelines for Practice
Chapter 7: Beyond Remote-Controlled Play: Helping Children Become
Creative Players
Chapter 8: Addressing Negative Media Content: Violence,
Sexualization, Commercialization, and More
Chapter 9: Beyond the Screen: Empowering Children to Take Action in
the Real World
Chapter 10: Teachers and Families Working Together
Chapter 11: Community Building for Change: Helping Society Get
Beyond Remote-Controlled Childhood
Conclusion: Beyond Remote-Controlled Childhood!
References
Resources
Diane E. Levin, PhD, a professor of early childhood education at Wheelock College in Boston, advocates widely on issues related to children’s well-being and is the author or coauthor of six other books.
"Never has it been more urgent for all who are responsible for the
care, development, and education of young children, as well as for
those involved in creating relevant legislation and regulations, to
learn from Diane Levin’s extensive experience and research on
media-related issues. This book includes recommendations and
suggestions for how teachers and parents can best protect and
promote the well-being of all our young children."
—Lilian Katz, Professor Emerita, University of Illinois
"Diane Levin offers wise and timely advice to early childhood
teachers about how to help children get beyond the powerful and
pervasive media messages that can lead to remote-controlled
childhood."
—Stephanie Feeney, Professor Emerita, University of Hawaii at
Manoa
"As one of the world’s premier experts on children and the media,
Diane Levin understands how today’s media culture is impacting
children. This book analyzes how all types of media—TV programs,
videos, video games, websites, music, advertisements, apps—are
affecting children’s lives, including what and how they learn from
these experiences, and offers realistic suggestions to teachers and
parents for what to do about it."
—Blakely Bundy, Executive Director, The Alliance for Early
Childhood
"This book speaks to all who are concerned about the impact of
media and screen exposure on young minds, bodies, and hearts. It is
also an urgent call to action. If you are concerned about the media
children see and hear, you must read this book!"
—Frank Baker, President, Media Literacy Clearinghouse
"If you care about what children learn in school, you should also
care about what they absorb from the media. This book will help
teachers and families work together to meet this critical
twenty-first century challenge."
—Jane Katch, Teacher, Touchstone Community School, and Author,
Under Deadman’s Skin: Discovering the Meaning of Children's Violent
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