My Media Balance

Which three questions should you ask yourself when making healthy media choices?

• Where? Why? How?

• What? When? How much?

• How are you? How far? How much?

Healthy media choices are:

• Always the same for every person.

• Usually different for every person

• Never really much fun.

Last night, Mia's mom gave her permission to watch her favorite YouTube channel, and she stayed up late watching videos. When she got to school today, she fell asleep during art class (her favorite subject). Did Mia make a healthy media choice?

• No. Her choice to stay up late caused her to miss doing something she likes.

• No. She didn't watch as many YouTube videos as she wanted to.

• Yes. She was able to talk to her friends about the videos she watched last night.

• Yes. She really needed the nap.

Imagine you are Mia's friend. What advice would you give her to help her have media balance?

• Do not watch any videos. It is not a good choice.

• Watch fewer videos so she can get a full night's sleep.

• Watch the same amount of videos. YouTube is more important than art class.

How confident do you feel about making healthy media choices for yourself?

• I feel very confident.

• I feel somewhat confident.

• I do not feel confident.