Week 1 Discussion by Phoebe Shang

The  “Media as Social Partners” article features a particular discussion on  the degrees to which toddlers and preschoolers are able to relate the screen presentation with the reality. While the toddlers need parental direction to mirror the video content with the environment, the preschoolers, will have better learning results if parents or educators help them with choosing reliable screen models. Parental involvement seems to be indispensable in both cases. My questions is: has there been research on specific guidelines for parents to help the kids in their engagement with the screen media?