Word: parents
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...Parents are the first line of defense. You have to be involved in your kids' media lives today, just like you go to their parent-teacher conferences, like you help them with your homework. The average kid spends almost 7 hours a day consuming some sort of media, so you have to be involved in setting clear limits and balanced amounts of time that kids can spend with different forms of media. That's as true for video games and cell phones as it is for TV and movies...
Kids get so many values and messages from media. As a parent, you've got to have a dialogue with them about that. Whether you're talking about sex or violence or commercialism, a lot of the messages kids are getting come from the media. So you have to have an open dialogue. And you have to be a savvy media consumer yourself, so you know what they're experiencing...
...Peugeot is expected to present a plan Tuesday to cut 2,700 jobs. In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel has been more cautious in response to the crisis, and warned against precipitate state intervention. Still, Berlin is expected to approve up to $1.26 billion in loan guarantees for Opel if parent company GM goes under...
...RHEE'S TOUR OF SCHOOLS DURING the first week of classes this year, a parent stopped her to praise her accomplishments so far. Rhee listened with a small smile while systematically cracking each of her knuckles with the thumb of the same hand. Then she got back into her SUV and began furiously e-mailing. When she calls her staff, she does not say hello; she just starts talking. She answered 95,000 e-mails last year, according to her office...
...using an incentive system much like the one it does now.There are some other ways in which laws can encourage a healthier and safer drinking culture. One of Wisconsin’s quirkier controversial laws allows people under 21 to drink in bars as long as a parent or guardian is present. This law has a legitimate purpose—to have those under 21 who choose to drink do so safely and responsibly with a parent’s supervision—and should be considered for other states as well. In most states, children are legally allowed...