1st Edition
Beyond Screen Time Guilt The Role of TV and Video in Early Child Development
Introduction
Chapter 1 What :screen time” really involves
Chapter 2 What “screen time” research has – and hasn’t – told us
Chapter 3 The challenges of learning to understand moving-image media
Chapter 4 Not “terrible twos” but “dedicated learners”
Chapter 5 Essential elements of narrative, and why they’re important
Chapter 6 Four types of viewing behaviour, and why parents needn’t worry
Chapter 7 Learning why and when to laugh, and how to deal with fear
Chapter 8 Learning how to recognise “real” and “pretend”
Chapter 9 Learning how to become part of the family culture
Chapter 10 Analyses of Cocomelon and Bluey, and why they’re successful
Chapter 11 How viewing skills develop: “using it up” and “moving on”
Chapter 12 Institutional and policy contexts of baby-and-toddler TV and video
Conclusion
Biography
Cary Bazalgette is an Honorary Research Associate at UCL Institute of Education, within the Department of Culture, Communication and Media. She specialises in how people learn to understand moving-image media. After teaching in London schools, she worked at the British Film Institute from 1979 to 2007, including eight years as Head of Education. Her primary focus has been on developing good practices in media education and advocating for its importance as an essential entitlement for all learners. Currently, her research focuses on how children begin learning about moving-image media before age three. Cary draws on her 35 years of experience in education about moving-image media, as well as her personal experiences as a parent and grandparent. For more information, visit www.carybazalgette.net.
“At last! A measured approach to 0-3’s viewing of moving image media that does not impose screen-use rules, but reveals a closely observed world, opening our eyes to the many ways in which babies and infants interpret and enjoy moving images.”
Lydia Plowman, Professor Emerita, University of Edinburgh
“Bazalgette offers fascinating insights into children’s moving-image experiences: a refreshing and important alternative to 'screen time' rules. Based on meticulous research and years working with teachers and parents, this book will appeal to a wide general readership.”
David Buckingham, Honorary Professor, UCL Institute of Education; Emeritus Professor, Loughborough University
