The everyday media life of children

«Parents and educators can do a lot to help children develop media skills,» says Daniel Süss. You can watch his presentation in full length as a video and listen to it as a podcast here.

The Professor of Media Socialisation and Media Literacy at the University of Zurich heads the Institute of Psychology at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). The representative studies he supervises on the everyday media life of the young generation in Switzerland (JAMES and MIKE studies) provide the empirical basis for the - often controversial - discourse in society on the «right» way to deal with media.

Lecture from 1 September 2020 (59:49 min): «If we want to understand how children use media, we have to look at their entire everyday life,» argues the renowned media psychologist. «Because both media experiences and direct experiences can be developmentally beneficial or risky.»

Lecture cycle «Cosmos child»

The Stiftung Elternsein foundation, publisher of the Swiss parenting magazine Fritz+Fränzi, has launched the "Akademie. For the child. Giedion Risch" has launched the exclusive lecture cycle «Kosmos Kind». Recognised experts address different aspects of childhood and convey them in a way that is understandable and relevant to everyday life. Fritz+Fränzi subscribers benefit from discounted tickets.