This will be my final update on my research and surveys everyone!! I am very excited to present my whole findings in my presentation soon... I have to say I am surprised at the results I received. Some parents gave vague answers to interpret which was difficult but some gave very detailed information----which I loved! Most parents said that their children were behaved or most behaved at the highest. It came to my mind that maybe these parents weren't being completely honest, however, I will never know that answer! I would think that most parents would consider their children behaved unless they really were a handful.. no child is a perfect little angel. What I did notice is that females have the dominance in families. About 50% of surveys have more than one female and no males as children. So maybe that is why I got the results I got? Females are known to be better behaved and less violent (the stereotypical view). Most families have an Xbox or PlayStation in their household which is definitely not surprising since electronics are in high demand in this century. Children and the media are always a concern for the future of the children--it determines what they will become and learn with what they are exposed to. The media has changed over the years and will continue to change. Once we are aware of this change it is our job to do something about it. There are so many hidden messages that children aren't even aware of yet which leads them to ask their parents questions.. but, why do parents have to explain? Why can't they just wait until they are mature enough to be exposed to such media. This is just a little preview of all of my results though..I have gotten a ton of more information which I cannot wait to share with everyone! I have learned so much about childhood socialization while doing this project and I will continue to do more, since it is something I am very interested in.

UPDATE- UPDATE!!

So, I have handed out all 10 of my surveys to the daycare center and am waiting to get them back as soon as I can. I already have gotten a sneak peak of one of the results I am going to receive. I had asked my boss if I could ask her a general thought about this survey. As soon as I told my boss more about the survey and as she heard about some of the questions, she immediately admitted to believing the media affects children in a negative way. She LOVED the topic, and I know you guys do too.. The results will be very interesting! She has an 8 year old girl and a 10 year old boy. My boss told me off the bat that she thinks that her son plays way too many video games and she sees a difference in behavior because of them. However, once I get the surveys back I will find the real catch with media affecting children. TV is the main thrill I am waiting for… you will hear about parent's top 3 shows they like for their children and what they consider inappropriate media on TV! Don't you want to know what other parents think? I know I do! The few other surveys to my neighbors with older children will be back shortly as well. I have added pictures of the survey below, tell me what you think :) 

Hey everyone! Okay, so this survey is looking out to be a success so far.. I have not administrated it to anyone YET but I have written about 15 questions that will potentially give me some really interesting results among parents of children with all ages. I have printed out surveys and made a list of who I am going to give it to. I will be talking more to my boss about the survey today actually. These questions are thoughtful and personal but they are general questions that would be valid and the parents should not have trouble answering. I will continue to update you on when I administer the survey and what the results are. I will attach the survey soon so you can see and maybe you would like to take it! The questions will interest you and make you really think how television and the media have changed over the years. From when I was young, it has definitely changed. Look at Disney channel, for example. The shows are completely different now. It will bring you to MORE attention to the fact that the media is corrupting children IF the children watch these sorts of shows. The messages could be subtle to being completely outright. What do you think?

Heeeeeey fellow bloggers! I'm getting really excited about this survey I am going to administer. I plan to hand out surveys to the parents of kids I work with at the daycare center. These parents have children from 3-10 years old, male and female. I will also be surveying a few neighbors with older kids so that I can compare the two results. I will find out information about girls and boys behaviors from their parents. I hope to at least get 10 parents from the daycare center and 5 neighbors. I will let you know how many I am recording once I get surveys back (since not all will participate).  My predictions will be that the parents with older kids will be more aware of how the television has affected their children (who are now older). The parents of younger kids might not be so aware because they haven’t seen the change YET…… Here are a few of the questions I am planning to ask:

1. How many children do you have?

2.  How old are your children?

3. Are your children male/female?

4. When you think about all the issues you face as a parent, would you say that inappropriate content in the media is one of your TOP concerns, a big concern but not one of your top concerns, not a big concern, or not a concern at all?

5. Do you monitor what your children watches?

6. Do you have any CONSOLE video game players like X-box or Playstation in your household? 

Hello bloggers! I am very excited to share some of my new ideas with you. I have chosen to research childhood socialization with a survey. I am going to survey parents on how the media has changed over the years and affected their children. Such media will include television shows, advertisements, and the overall “image” and norms their children have been exposed to. I will be handing out surveys to parents in the day care center. I will also go to neighbors and friends and hand the same survey out to them. I think that it would be very beneficial to survey parents with younger kids but also younger kids. I want to see how the result of a parent with younger kids differs from a parent with older kids. Their kids have been exposed to different years of changed television and what the messages are telling us. I definitely grew up with different television compared to the young toddlers now. I honestly think that the television now is portraying a different message to kids. Let’s see what we find… !

Hello fellow bloggers! I am very anxious to share with you, my experience with the “new room” at the daycare center. I walked into work ready with enthusiasm and hope because I was the first person to work in the new room. There are five kids that were placed in this room. I wasn’t really sure to expect because I didn’t know one of the new children coming in, Nate, that has diabetes and other behavioral problems. It is a whole different atmosphere in that room. I kind of felt bad that they were in there though because it was a fast transition in that room. There are many new toys in there which attracted them. They immediately started playing nicely. It was such a surprise! One of the kids, Justin, kept asking why they were in this room now. I didn’t really know what to say, so I paused for a moment. This kid is always a trouble maker so I was waiting to see his response. He actually was adapting nicely to this room because he wasn’t getting influenced by other bad behaviors around him. The atmosphere is more calm and organized unlike how it is upstairs with so many kids to watch. When he asked why they were in there I simply told him that they were in there because we were playing in here and we were going upstairs soon. The new kid, Nate, was acting normal around the kids which caused them to act normally. I feel like he is going to like the daycare and make friends easily since he already got along with them. I just hope he doesn’t have an outburst of behavior. He seemed like a nice kid but I feel if he doesn’t get his way he will not behave. This could be a reaction because he wasn’t properly taken care of by his real parents. Now that he was recently adopted I feel like his new mother can foster and give him the care he needs to behave well. She can transform him into being a wonderful kid if she socializes him well throughout the rest of his upbringing with the way she treats him, the things she introduces him to, and how she handles bad situations.

Something that caught my eye was when the others kids that saw the kids in this room were confused. They all asked a lot of questions like, “Why are they in this room away from everyone else? I just gave them the same response I gave to Justin. They then were reacting with a little laugh… so they knew something was going on with segregation. I think we need to make a point to the kids that they aren’t in here because they did something wrong. I don’t want these kids to get made fun of because we all know that kids can be mean and start teasing. Teasing can lead to confused role of identity which could lead to later problems in life when they emerge into adulthood. What kind of affect do you think this new room will have on these children? Would you do anything different in this scenario?

If you would like to ask me anything, don’t hesitate to comment! :)

Parents always are key influencers to child behavior and development. There are certain circumstances when the child is not at fault because of a parent who is not a "good" caretaker which leads to putting the child in a foster home, etc. There are other circumstances when it is the child’s fault because they want to get their way OR simply they just do not like to listen and there is no punishment for it.

On Monday, my boss had asked to talk to me about an idea she had. There is an extra room that is not being used at the daycare because the age group outgrew that room. She had a solution to put the kids in this room. This was a request from a desperate parent because her child has diabetes, ADHD, and some other behavioral problems. The others she was thinking to put in that room are kids who are not as well behaved, etc. What do you think caused these behavioral problems? She will also put a few of the kids in there who get along with those certain people. She thinks that this would be a good idea for them to matriculate and give them more attention since where they are now is a bit hectic. I think that this would be a good idea for the kids to have their own time and more attention from the teacher instead of being with the thirty kids upstairs. Every child is different and has their reasons. For example, the child that has diabetes and ADHD needs more attention. With having ADHD and other problems associated, I found out that he is actually being adopted right now. This breaks my heart because it is so sad to hear that this boy is like this because of his previous family. I do not know the circumstances but as you can see, family influences behavior. What do you think about this idea? Do you think that these children should not be “segregated” from everyone else or is it a good idea for them to get the attention they need? I feel like these kids will play better and behave better. It could be in the environment they are in upstairs because they need the attention, so they cry. I also think that a child upstairs could be influencing them in a negative way because they do not get along. If these kids are placed with the right people, I think that their behavior can change.

We see that today, our behavior is depicted on what types of people we hang out with. Our behavior is reflected on the friends we pick, and what our friends do. If our friend does something we might not necessarily do, it could be okay if we did it too, right? The people we spend time with shape our lives in how we behave and make us who we are.