What they say …..
In her book “The Media Diet for Kids” Teresa Orange called for a balanced approach to children’s media consumption that acknowledges the many learning, recreational and social opportunities offered by the media, as well as the dangers. Her three-step plan urged parents to limit children’s time in front of the screen, ensure that their “screen time is quality time”, and encourage activities away from the screen. –
The Good Childhood Inquiry, The Children’s Society, January 2009
“Never has parenting been so complex as it is now. This much needed book helps parents to unravel these complexities, giving so much confidence to them in their efforts to ration and select, in their attempts to help children towards making sensible choices for themselves.”
Michael Morpurgo, about The Media Diet for Kids
“Their diet includes basic, commonsense ingredients. It emphasises that the ultimate gatekeepers are Mum and Dad.”
Christine Odone, The Times, about The Media Diet for Kids
“ Teresa Orange and Louise O’Flynn are on a mission to stop British youth turning into a generation of slack-jawed couch potatoes. Their book, The Media Diet for Kids, has sparked a debate even before it has hit the shops.”
Jamie Doward, The Observer, about The Media Diet for Kids
“This is a unique study that allows the agency to monitor how children’s themes evolve amongst the same set of children.”
Toy Trader on The JWT Kids’ Panel
“Your efforts to promote and simplify the learning of languages are to be applauded.”
Tony Blair, The Prime Minister, about the Français Actuel service
“Teachers are frustrated by the disorganised state of digital material and lack of clear products that they can readily use. Français Actuel aims to plug that gap.”
DTI, on declaring Teresa Orange a winner of an Information Society Creativity Award
"Teresa really brought her insight about British family life to bear on the GMTV project. It was a fascinating project which explored the role of motherhood in Britain today and how GMTV can be relevant given the variety of pressures on the modern day mum. Teresa’s experience lead to an innovative research methodology and her deep understanding of mothers was invaluable when applied to understanding the role of television in the mornings. Not only this, her collaborative working style made it easy to continually discuss theories and hypotheses throughout the process leading to an insightful and very actionable debrief."
Jonathan Wise, Planning Director, Red Bee Media
“Internet for Christmas, that would be amazing, clothes go out of fashion but that wouldn’t.”
A child quoted in Young Surfers by Teresa Orange, and reviewed in New Media Age
“Eco-friendly children are lobbying in the spheres of washing powder and toilet paper, while computer-literate children call the tune in the purchase of PCs.”
Teresa Orange, Marketing Week
