Grandparents' Role in Mediating Children's Media Use
Grandparents can play a critical role in helping mediate their grandchildren's media use, serving as an ally for their families, according to a Rutgers study.
Researchers found that grandparents often monitor media use by using strategies or instructions provided by another caregiver, most commonly the child's parents. This process is referred to as "secondary mediation."
wrote the authors of the study, including Dafna Lemish, a Distinguished Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at the Rutgers School of Communication and Information, and Galit Nimrod and Nelly Elias, both professors at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
Author's summary: Grandparents help mediate children's media use.