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How can we get our kids to be interested in following news?
A Pew Research Center survey says “only 6% of today's kids follow news very closely and 23% follow the news fairly closely. The vast majority don't follow the news..." How can we get our kids to be interested in following news?
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Brainstorm Info
| Creator: | mphip |
|---|---|
| Created: | over 5 years ago |
| Activity: | over 5 years ago |
| Users: | 5 |
| Ideas: | 8 |
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Create a website where a child can read about the news from the perspective of someone the same age. So, a 13yo would log on the site and see a 13 yo's perspective (and opinions) of the news. It would help if the child making the report was directly affected by the news events.
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Create a survey about every major news story and ask the children to give their opinion. The question could be a simple yes/no question (Are you angry about the war in Iraq, etc) This way the children will be able to participate more actively and feel that their opinion matters.
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go around the dinner table and discuss interesting news ... in papers, news channels, magazines etc. Not hardcore style, just lighthearted conversations
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give them a note book and ask them to fill one page everyday with headlines and share it with siblings
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Parents should pro-actively try and get kids listen n possibly answer relevant questions
3.
This is an interesting question.... every cereal box should have interesting news related fun facts
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We have seen all sort of news anchors. How about a mickey mouse or Tom or JErry reading out the news for children?!
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Have you heard of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart? That's how the majority of today's kids get their news.