Common Sense Media
Many of us are just happy that we can text, email, upload and share photos, and research important topics with some degree of reliable sources. Maybe you have become comfortable with purchasing online or even doing your banking.
Do you find it hard to raise a child in this digital society? They are fearless with electronic devices and never ever consider that they will “lose everything” when they change the screen or turn off the device. Do you ask yourself these questions? Who are they socializing with? Are they behaving properly online? Are others treating them OK?
What about other media? How about the movies your kids are seeing? What were the words in that song your child was listening to? Does the book your daughter or son brought home really have a positive message?
Common Sense Media is a welcome tool you can add to your parenting toolbox. We may be immigrants to the digital world, but we can use our Common Sense to help us guide our children. Think of this as Consumer Reports for Media.
Below are the Mission and 10 Beliefs of Common Sense Media as listed on their website:
Our Mission
Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media and technology.
We exist because our nation’s children spend more time with media and digital activities than they do with their families or in school, which profoundly impacts their social, emotional, and physical development . As a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, we provide trustworthy information and tools, as well as an independent forum, so that families can have a choice and a voice about the media they consume.
Our 10 Beliefs
Do you find it hard to raise a child in this digital society? They are fearless with electronic devices and never ever consider that they will “lose everything” when they change the screen or turn off the device. Do you ask yourself these questions? Who are they socializing with? Are they behaving properly online? Are others treating them OK?
What about other media? How about the movies your kids are seeing? What were the words in that song your child was listening to? Does the book your daughter or son brought home really have a positive message?
Common Sense Media is a welcome tool you can add to your parenting toolbox. We may be immigrants to the digital world, but we can use our Common Sense to help us guide our children. Think of this as Consumer Reports for Media.
Below are the Mission and 10 Beliefs of Common Sense Media as listed on their website:
Our Mission
Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media and technology.
We exist because our nation’s children spend more time with media and digital activities than they do with their families or in school, which profoundly impacts their social, emotional, and physical development . As a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, we provide trustworthy information and tools, as well as an independent forum, so that families can have a choice and a voice about the media they consume.
Our 10 Beliefs
- We believe in media sanity, not censorship.
- We believe that media has truly become “the other parent” in our kids’ lives, powerfully affecting their mental, physical, and social development.
- We believe in teaching our kids to be savvy, respectful and responsible media interpreters, creators, and communicators. We can’t cover their eyes but we can teach them to see.
- We believe parents should have a choice and a voice about the media our kids consume and create. Every family is different but all need information.
- We believe that the price for free and open media is a bit of extra homework for families. Parents need to know about the media their kids use and need to teach responsible, ethical behavior as well as manage overall media use.
- We believe that through informed decision making, we can improve the media landscape one decision at a time.
- We believe appropriate regulations about right time, right place, and right manner exist. They need to be upheld by our elected and appointed leaders.
- We believe in age-appropriate media and that the media industry needs to act responsibly as it creates and markets content for each audience.
- We believe ratings systems should be independent and transparent for all media.
- We believe in diversity of programming and media ownership.