With more children’s content available than ever before, many parents struggle to separate meaningful media from the endless stream of videos online.
This episode of Raising Questions features a conversation with children’s media expert David Kleeman about how kids’ media has changed over the past three decades and what those changes mean for families today.
They discuss why the debate about children and screens often focuses too much on time spent with media, and not enough on what children actually do with media. The conversation also explores the explosion of online content, the challenge for parents to find media that truly has value, and why media literacy may be one of the most important skills for children growing up today.
David Kleeman has worked in children’s media for decades. He started at PBS, the American public broadcaster, and went on to lead the American Center for Children and Media for almost 25 years. He now serves as Senior Vice President of Global Trends at Dubit, a research and strategy firm and games studio specialising in youth audiences and digital media; and principal of his own consultancy, Playvangelist.
Each episode of Raising Questions explores a different question about raising kids in the digital age, from psychology and technology to creativity and the values shaping children’s media.