Who is actually parenting the children?

Is it the media, the advertising machine, or the loving adults in their lives?

Did you know…83% of ads on children’s programming are for fast food or sweets? Studies increasingly show the connection between violent video games and increased aggressive actions? Questionable content in all types of media is shaping the future for our children, our families and the world?

Parents today face challenges unheard of in past generations. Media influences our children’s intellectual, social, physical and spiritual development—and it is everywhere!

Kids Media Diet workshops, classes and resources give you tools and strategies for reducing media influence and enriching your home with creativity, closeness and peace.

The Kids Media Diet workshops and resources help parents and care givers feel less overwhelmed and more in control of the highly seductive world of electronic media. It offers opportunities for balance and insights into possible reasons why children find it difficult to concentrate, share, read, play creatively and compete in healthy activities. Even with active children, the powerful presence of TV, Internet, cell phones, music players can keep them from achieving academic excellence and reaching their full potential.

For Parents…

We are a growing organization that offers more than support. We offer tested solutions and connections with other parents who have made simple choices that work! Offer a workshop in your church, PTA, newcomers group, library or other organization. Or opt for the teleclass or one-on-one consulting available to help you manage media in your home, in your particular situation. When you join our community, you’ll never have to say, “What will they think of next?” You’ll be connected to other parents posting solutions that work with real kids.

For Child Care Centers and Preschools…

You see the effects of too much media daily with children in your centers and classrooms. You can even tell the difference between the kids who are always plugged in and the ones who are encouraged to explore painting, crafts and outdoor play. You know that educating your parents and care givers will not only benefit them, but it will create an atmosphere of trust in your school.

It will also improve the daily mood in your center or school. Anyone with a background in education knows children are hungry for limits. When it comes to media, parents are overwhelmed and don’t know where to start. By scheduling a Kids Media Diet workshop and introducing them to the resources available here, you will find grateful parents. As they learn to make simple changes, your students will blossom and the result will be a more tranquil environment in your school.

For Home Schoolers…

Many homeschool families are keenly aware of the drain media and marketing messages can be on our precious children. Many homeschool parents are already bucking the tide of commercialism and conformity in education and allowing their children many opportunities for self-exploration and growth. Kids Media Diet workshop are perfect for groups of homeschool parents. The workshops provide tools for managing media in the home, but also for safe, effective use of media in the classroom and setting guidelines as new media arrive on the scene.

For Teachers/Educators…

Today’s classrooms are fraught with anxious, uptight children, trying to be overachievers and copy Hollywood models on TV. You have a lot more to deal with as a teacher today. You can’t monitor what they watch at home and yet you are victim to the fallout when they come in with guns, violent behavior and smart-aleck attitudes. You can even tell the difference between the kids who are always plugged in and the ones who are encouraged to explore painting, crafts and outdoor play. You know that educating your parents and care givers will not only benefit you them, but it will create an atmosphere of trust in your school.

For Pediatricians and Other Healthcare
Professionals…

You see children daily and support parents in their efforts to raise them in a confusing and unpredictable world. Kids Media Diet consists of workshops and resources that both parents and children can get excited about! For kids, we’re not telling them to turn the TV off. We’re offering them alternatives to the sedentary lifestyle. For parents, we’re offering support to make healthy media choices for their family, the same way they would choose to offer their child a salad instead of a Twinkie. Please call for ideas on how to customize a workshop for your families or avail them of the self-help resources on this site.