GRAND Magazine - Fall 2022 - 25
children and media
The incredible impact of
stories and media on children
BY SYLVIA BINSFELD
e live in a media-saturated world. We are kept busy wading through
stacks of misinformation and unending dialogue-so much so that we
may no longer pay as full attention to what the children are watching. At
a time when media is being used more and more to manipulate, it is extra important
to pay attention to what our children and teens are absorbing.
W
Even if we are somewhat good about screening what kids are exposed to, much
can slip by our radar. Films and TV shows are so inundated with bad behavior, it
has become normalized.
I founded the Conscious Media Movement to encourage filmmakers to create
content that is better for society and to raise audience awareness as to the powerful
influence what we watch day in, and day out has on our thinking and our lives
- and to come up with some tips and solutions.
"
25 GRAND Summer 2022
What grandparents and other audience members don't
realize is that there are subtle and subliminal messages
in films that create harm, without us realizing.
"
We have discovered that the violence children watch on television increases
the risks of violent behavior, as confirmed in a multitude of studies, and shared by
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Some media companies
have tried to disprove this relationship. There have been enough well-respected
scientific studies showing this strong connection. Besides the studies, after
decades of warnings, we can now see the results in society.
Action List
Parents and grandparents are encouraged to become yet more proactive with
screening what their little ones and teens watch - and for better results, they are
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