Socializing children about television: An intergenerational study

Just five more minutes please: electronic media use, sleep and behaviour in young children

“…Additionally, because many parents apparently do not believe that TV affects their child's sleep (Owens et al, 1999), and presumably, electronic media use in general, the current study aims to further elucidate the relationship between electronic media use and sleep. Studies have also shown that TV watching in young children is affected by parenting style (Carlson, Laczniak, & Walsh, 2001). Therefore, this study also adds to the literature to assist school psychologists and other health professionals in increasing parental awareness of normative sleep patterns in young children and to help educate them on the impact of electronic media use on sleep and behaviour.…”

The influence of parents versus peers on Generation Y Internet ethical attitudes

“…They are also least likely to exclude outside influences, such as the Internet, from their children's environment (Carlson and Grossbart 1988), take few steps to orchestrate the content or monitor the motives of their children's computer activity and rarely become directly involved in that activity themselves (Kerawalla and Crook 2002). The fact that they give their children adult rights without concomitant responsibilities and communicate openly with them (Carlson et al 2001) suggests that children will be left to their own devices on the Internet to develop their own way of behaving or netiquette.…”

“…They also have the most defined expectations for children's development (Carlson and Grossbart 1988) and are likely to balance children's rights and responsibilities (Gardner 1982) which will have the effect of heightening expectations of ethical behaviour. They encourage self-expression, but expect children to act maturely and in accordance with family rules (Carlson et al 2001) which provide high levels of demand and warmth (Eastin et al 2006) similar to authoritative parents who monitor and impart clear standards for their children's conduct (Baumrind 1991). This is likely to have a positive impact on their online ethics.…”

“…While authoritarian parents place relatively few restrictions on their children's media exposure (Rose 2002), they are obedience-and status-oriented, and expect their orders to be obeyed without explanation (Baumrind 1991), which is likely to cause children to fear parental reaction to online unethical activity. This authoritarian parental style can also be characterized by hostile and restrictive tendencies (Carlson et al 2001) which is likely to make children wary of being unethical. Since such parents try to control their children, endorse adult supremacy, and discourage verbal interactions with children (Carlson and Grossbart 1988), children are more likely to fear what parents might think or do with regard to them being unethical online.…”

Parents and television advertisements as consumer socialisation agents for adolescents: An exploratory study

“…The findings of a recent study by Carlson et al (2001) indicate that parental styles play a role in determining the manner in which mothers socialise their children about television and television advertising. Children are difficult to study, and today's children live in a rapidly changing technological world.…”