Mieke VanderBorght

Mieke works to create safe, nurturing, enriching, and joyful spaces that empower kids to thrive in the modern world. While earning a doctorate degree in Developmental Psychology she co-led a seminal study that examined how much babies actually learn from "educational" baby media (answer: not much!) and explored ways to begin teaching preschoolers important media literacy skills. In addition, she’s taught children of ages ranging from preschool to high school, helped develop Common Sense Media’s digital literacy and citizenship curriculum, field-tested and revised an innovative media-rich preschool science curriculum, and co-wrote multi-million dollar grant proposals for the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences. Today you’ll find her at The Global Digital Mindful Project, where she works as a consultant and parent coach. When not thinking about kids media, Mieke loves to cook. She also feels very privileged to have the opportunity to test out all the theories and advice about child development and media practices on her own unsuspecting kids. Check out how she helps parents and organizations turn down the intensity and turn up the joy of raising kids in the 21st century at www dot globaldigitalmindful dot com.