For Parents

Helpful media literacy resources recommended by AME:

• Parent Further: ParentFurther is an online resource to help families strengthen relationships through shared activities. Family relationships provide the foundation from which young people can develop the motivation and skills to overcome challenges and thrive.
• Media Smarts: MediaSmarts is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization for digital and media literacy. Our vision is that children and youth have the critical thinking skills to engage with media as active and informed digital citizens.
• Control with Cable: Cable offers easy to use parental controls for families to manage their TV and online experiences. Discover tools and resources that enable you to CHOOSE, EDUCATE and CONTROL the media and online content that is appropriate for your household
•  Center for Media Literacy: The Center for Media Literacy (CML) is an educational organization that provides leadership, public education, professional development and educational resources nationally and internationally.
•  Children Now: Children Now is a leading non-partisan national, state and local research, policy development, and advocacy organization dedicated to improving children’s overall well-being.
•  Media Channel: MediaChannel.org is a non-commercial and not-for-profit network of media analysis presented in the public interest. MediaChannel is focused on the political, cultural, and social impacts of the media, large and small.

Resources recommended by national media literacy organization Media Literacy Now:

• Center on Media and Child Health: Extensive resources – What you need to know, how to guide your children, teens
• Cyberwise: “No grownup left behind” – social media guide, online safety and more

If you have further questions about how to speak with your children about media literacy and digital citizenship, please contact us today!