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Toddlers, Technology and the Well-Rounded Toy Box

Tony Favorito | Posted 05.08.2013 | Parents
Read More: Kids and Technology, Parents-Families-Tech, American Academy of Pediatrics, National Association for the Education of Young Children, Fred Roger's Center, Youtube, Screen Time, Parents and Technology, Technology, Fischer Price, Parents-Toddlers, Parents News
Tony Favorito

We've all seen the YouTube videos of babies masterfully using technology and moments when they swipe magazines like iPads. This topic of toddlers and technology invariably brings on a robust debate -- with experts positing if, when and how children should be exposed to technology.

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The Two Freds

David Kleeman | Posted 02.18.2013 | Media
Read More: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Saint-Vincent-College, Digital Media, David Kleeman, Children, Early Learning, Children Ipads, Touchscreen, Fred Rogers Center, Media, Mister Rogers, Cbc, Children's Media, Early Childhood Education, Fred Rogers, Prix Jeunesse, Accm, Media News
David Kleeman

For someone in my field, merely having my name in the same sentence as Mister Rogers is a heady, humbling experience. I'm too old to have grown up with him as a "television friend," but young enough that his work was seminal to my career choice.

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Shifting the Conversation on Early Childhood and Technology

Daniel Donahoo | Posted 05.27.2012 | Home
Read More: Jerlean Daniel, Early Childhood, Edtech, Fred Rogers Center, Policy, Technology, Early Years, Naeyc, Rita Catalano, Kindergarten, Home News
Daniel Donahoo

The challenge has shifted. It is no longer useful to simply think about limiting children's exposure and access to TV or screens. We need to understand what quality digital tools are and what quality practice looks like.

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Parents and Media Ratings: Context Isn't a New Concept

David Kleeman | Posted 08.21.2011 | Media
Read More: Sexualization, Internet, Television, TV Ratings, Research, Children, V-Chip, Profanity, Violence, Common Sense Media, Fred Rogers Center, Children's Television, Media, Video Games, Parents Television Council, Movies, Media News
David Kleeman

In the July issue of "Pediatrics," a research team headed by Iowa State's Douglas Gentile found that parents are not satisfied with age-based rating s...

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Preschool Education: Talking is Teaching

Maxwell King | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Zero to Three, Fred Rogers Center, Early Child Development, Child Development, National Center for Family Literacy, Preschool Education, Home News
Maxwell King

Even the poorest parents, unable to afford programs and devices and special educational applications, can harness the power of talking.

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