YOUMME - You Media & Me

Description

Parents of all cultures wish for their children to grow up safely and healthy, and to be successful in school.

3,7 million children are born in Europe every year, growing up into a world brimming with different media that will influence their development. From our view, this is the greatest challenge in the history of education, combined with the permanent task of preventive engagement.

The European parliament appealed 2012 for a systematic training for parents and for an exploitation of all possibilities to protect children in the digital world. That is why parents are the direct target group of @home.

The need for trainings for parents in Europe regarding their own media literacy, but especially the media education they give to their children, is increasing transnationally. Not only do children and young people feel at home in digital worlds and find an ever-increasing complexity of online-worlds and possibilities, but also does this consumption stay out of the parent`s reach and control. Furthermore, many parents lack the necessary knowledge about media and media literacy. Children recognize quickly that they outmatch their parents in this area. This can lead to conflicts within the family, if parents feel helpless and resign because they fail in setting boundaries for their children. These permanent areas of conflict will influence the family life. Consequently, there is a growing need for trainings for parents, but the type of support they require seems to change. People do not attend evening info sessions anymore, but use online lectures. Why? Because they don’t have to leave home and get in the car, and they don’t have to find and pay a babysitter.