Toolkit for Storytellers
Parenting
While our primary focus is storytellers, parents are essential in supporting youth in navigating the media world. Below are links to tip sheets, videos & podcasts, articles, and additional resources for parents to best support their kids (yes, even teens!) and for content creators who think about parental involvement in their audience’s media choices.
Our founder, Dr. Yalda T. Uhls, is an expert on adolescent development and has been featured in recent parent-focused stories from ABC News, Parents.com, and USA Today.
Parent Tip Sheet
The Parent Tip Sheet provides helpful ways for parents to support the well-being of youth around digital technology and media. Learn more.
This conversation with “The Social Dilemma” director Jeff Orlowski, producer Larissa Rhodes, and adolescent researcher Dr. Candice Odgers examines the relationship adolescents have with social media.
This poignant conversation with a Black content creator and a Black developmental researcher examines how children see race and how to address this topic in a healthy way.
This continued conversation about “The Social Dilemma” dives deeper into the ways that young people use social media and the important role these platforms play in their social lives.
Teens Are Watching: Episode 1 - Mental Health in the Media
Hear directly from teens about media and mental health
This eight-part blog series takes a look at what is happening during adolescence and how media tends to portray this developmental period - in positive and negative ways. Topics include Race & Identity, Mental Health, Romantic Relationships, and more.
Additional Resources
This page contains articles, videos, and podcasts that come directly from young people.
Developed for children ages 5 to 7, this curriculum is designed to help close the Dream Gap by inspiring children’s limitless potential to learn, work, and lead.