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Media Moment: Playing Attention and Finding Your Why June 19, 2014 Dear Reader, Welcome to June's Media Moment! This month, Beth Karnes, the CMCH Parent Network Chair, shares a moment when her preschooler understood why it can be wonderful to be… Read More
Media Moment: Memories of Media-Free Meals May 20, 2014 Dear Reader, Welcome to May's Media Moment! This month, A. Crowley, a graduate student intern at CMCH, reflects on the important role media-free family dinners played in her life. These… Read More
Media Moment – Teen’s Vote: An Attempt to Gain Some Attention April 17, 2014 Dear Reader, Welcome to April's Media Moment! This month, Miranda, a librarian friend of CMCH, writes about the challenges of engaging teens via social media. These stories are meant to… Read More
Media Moment – Cooking Up a Virtual Appetite March 13, 2014 Dear Reader, 2014 marks the beginning of CMCH chronicling monthly ‘Media Moments’. These posts will be about real-life experiences (the good, the bad and even the funny) involving media and… Read More
Media Moment – Dinner’s Centerpiece: Kindling Conversation at Dinner February 20, 2014 Dear Reader, 2014 marks the beginning of CMCH chronicling monthly ‘Media Moments’. These posts will be about real-life experiences (the good, the bad and even the funny) involving media and… Read More
Media Moment – Privacy is as privacy does February 5, 2014 It’s no secret that parents and teens have very different concepts of online privacy. Parents are concerned that personal information will be viewed by an unintended audience or by strangers,… Read More