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Issued by Cable in the Classroom, November 2002. Posted with permission.


Topic / Subject Area:
Parents, Kids & Media

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Empowered Parents: Role Models for Taking Charge of TV Viewing

By Folami Prescott-Adams, PhD

Television is an amazingly powerful communication tool. Its images of culture, family, relationships, and events give us opportunities to socialize, teach, and inspire both children and adults. Empowered parents and communities are responsible for guiding the placement of television in the process of human development.

Read entire report.

Author:
Folami Prescott-Adams is a community psychologist and president of Helping Our Minds Expand, Inc. (HOME), a grassroots organization committed to fostering human development, one community at a time.

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