The article discusses the vital role that stories, particularly in children's media, play in development and shaping identity. With recent threats to PBS funding, which provides significant resources to quality programming like PBS Kids, there are concerns about limited access to educational content that supports children's social and emotional growth. The Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA highlights the importance of long-term studies on the impacts of programs like Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, emphasizing how thoughtful media can provide essential skills for childhood development that endure into adulthood.
The stories we learn have the power to shape our lives, especially in childhood, affecting our neural development and how we engage with the world.
Cutting PBS funding could severely limit children’s access to high-quality media, impacting their formative years in ways that persist throughout their lives.
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