Television and young children Quality, choice and the role of parents: what the experts and parents say Beautiful Encourage activity No violence Tell stories Crafts Inspire Make us laugh Healthy messages Music Teach Quality Nature Old style cartoons No ads Captivate Entertain Show gentleness, kindness Fun Australian stories Give us goose bumps Dance Window to the world Prompt creativity Prompt The Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) ARACY is a national non-profit organisation of more than 1700 members, working to create a future in which Australia’s children and young people thrive and their wellbeing is a national priority. Despite Australia being a wealthy developed country, many aspects of health and wellbeing of our young people have been declining. We aim to reverse these trends by preventing and addressing complex problems affecting children and young people in this country. ARACY collaborates with policy makers, practitioners working in the field and researchers from a broad range of disciplines. We share knowledge and foster evidence-based solutions. Contact us If you have enquiries about this report, please contact ARACY via
[email protected] ABN: 68 100 902 92 © ARACY 2011 ISBN: 978-1-921352-92-8 i Television and young children Quality, choice and the role of parents: what the experts and parents say Prepared by: the Australian Council on Children and the Media for the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth November 2011 Television and young children • aracy.org.au ii The ‘Young children and the Media’ project Children’s exposure to media during their early years can have long-term implications for their cognitive development and future media use.