What Sesame Street Is and Isn’t

What Sesame Street Is and Isn’t

Dr. Rachel Barr helps explain findings from a recent study on the impact of Sesame Street and the importance of scaffolding in children’s learning from media.
Infant Screen Time

Infant Screen Time

Parents, Calm Down About Infant Screen Time. This article discusses the current research associated with screen time for your children.
‘Books From Birth’ Proposal

‘Books From Birth’ Proposal

D.C. City Council introduces ‘Books From Birth’ proposal with unanimous support and Dr. Barr expresses the importance of word exposure for children.
Screen time for toddlers is fine

Screen time for toddlers is fine

Good news for parents, screen time for toddlers has been redeemed in-part by a new reports which asserts it has benefits. Bad news, if you aren’t using the screen with kids, you’re still missing the point.