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Podcast: The Art of Allowance Podcast | Parenting | Families | Money Smarts | Financial Literacy
Episode: AOA 074: Meaningful Media Literacy Conversations with Erin McNeill
Description: Host John Lanza and guest Erin McNeill discuss the importance of starting the media literacy conversation with children early, just like parents can do with the financial literacy conversation. Erin explains that kids are likely willing to understand and decode the myriad media messages they face. She even suggests that parents have conversations with teachers about integrating media literacy into classrooms and advocate for it to become a required skill taught in schools, just like reading and math. Erin and John also highlight the importance of digital wellness, the process of helping kids recognize targeted marketing, the connection between...