Internet is such a wonderful experience when accessed safely by the children. Media has the following benefits to OUR KIDS!

FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN, the developmental benefits of media include developing:

-Literacy skills – for example, learning letters of the alphabet through programs such as Play School and Sesame Street, or through educational computer games

-Numeracy skills – for example, learning to count through programs including Sesame Street and Play School

-Social skills – for example, learning cooperation by watching TV programs and using computer games and websites, such as ABC for Kids, that show cooperative and helping behavior.

FOR OLDER CHILDREN, there are:

-Intellectual benefits – for example, developing problem-solving and critical thinking skills by playing computer games, or developing morals by comparing family values with those found in fiction and documentary content

-Educational benefits – for example, encouraging reading particularly after watching a program or movie based on a book

-Social benefits – for example, joining online clubs such as Club Penguin or Skoodle, which teach children strategies for effectively and safely using social networking sites, or playing computer games with friends and family

-Creative benefits – for example, developing skills in imagination, art and modelling, music and media, through using software to create a picture, or being inspired to make something by a TV show.

TEENAGERS CAN DEVELOP THEIR,

-Reading, writing and critical thinking skills through using blogs, chat rooms and becoming involved in message boards, such as on movie or news sites

-Social skills through connecting with others on social networking sites

-Political and social awareness by watching news, current affairs and documentaries

-Values through observing good role models in the media.