Northfield Public Library: February 2009

11 February 2009

Save the date! March 24th for FREE Mediawise training!

Attention all childcare providers, parents, teachers everyone who care about children!
The Northfield Early Childhood Initative Coalition is sponsoring a special training event Tuesday, March 24th at 6:30-8 at the Northfield Community Resource Center dining room on Jefferson Parkway! Light dinner, refreshments and dessert is included. The training and dinner is FREE.
Please rsvp by March 17th click here
For information click here- http://www.mediafamily.org/
or read about Mediawise here- The challenge: Watching out for our kids. Our children are in trouble. Kids from preschool through high school are laying building blocks for success in school and life. They include self-discipline, the ability to delay gratification, perseverance, imagination, and respect. Study after study shows that poor media habits undermine every single one of these building blocks. Instead of being given the tools and experiences they need to succeed, more and more kids are shaped by a media culture that promotes more, easy, fast, fun, violence and disrespect. We are your resource.Since 1996, the National Institute on Media and the Family has worked tirelessly to help parents and communities “watch what our kids watch.” The National Institute on Media and the Family is the world's leading and most respected research-based organization on the positive and harmful effects of media on children and youth. The National Institute on Media and the Family is an independent, nonpartisan, nonsectarian, and nonprofit organization that is based on research, education, and advocacy. Its MediaWise® movement is being adopted in communities throughout the country to help families make wiser media choices and encourage parents to “Watch What their Kids Watch.”
Mission: To maximize the benefits and minimize the harm of media on the health and development of children and families.
Vision: To be the trusted national voice and resource to help children and families thrive within the dynamic media culture.