Screen Aware Early Childhood

<p><b>Use screen awareness to nurture and safeguard child development from birth to age 8 in the digital age.</b></p><p>This book equips early childhood professionals to grow their “screen awareness”—the knowledge and practices that uphold the <b>developmental well-being and rights of children</b> in a screen-based, media-centric society.<br>The authors introduce <b>the Screen-Aware Framework for Early Childhood (SAFEC), a versatile approach for making informed, intentional decisions about screen use, time, and content across diverse home, classroom, and child care settings.</b> The book highlights consequential research findings and myths about young children and screens; builds awareness of the influence of screen-based media, including problematic industry practices; and digs into protective factors for reducing risks and identifying priorities for strengthening child and family resilience.<br>Full of <b>practical information, strategies, tools, and resources for developing screen-aware practices</b>, policies, and partnerships, <i>Screen-Aware Early Childhood</i> is essential guidance for all those who educate and care for young children.<br><b>Book Features:</b><br><br></p><ul><li>Offers a dynamic framework with actionable practices that enable adults to prioritize and protect children’s developmental needs.</li><li>Builds knowledge and skills so professionals and families can make informed decisions about screen use with confidence.</li><li>Offers research-based cautions concerning the harmful effects of screen exposure on young children’s health, development, and learning.</li><li>Encourages responsive, non-judgmental communication among caregivers, teachers, colleagues, families, and community partners to foster understanding and shared responsibility and support.</li><li>Includes practice-based scenarios, questions for reflection and discussion, and helpful tools and resources.</li></ul>