The influence of media has become a cultural driving force in today’s society. The only problem is that it has little to no respect for what you believe or what you want to teach your children. This presentation is meant to help inform parents of the very real detrimental effects of media, whether it is through video games, youtube, facebook, movies, netflix or plain old television. It also will help give parents tools so that they can discuss with their children how they can view entertainment and how often they should view entertainment ( interactive or otherwise ) as well as some alternative sources for entertainment Economic Lessons for Children – Understanding how the economy works is vital to making important choices in life. This is a presentation that goes over some of the important lessons that are vital to children understanding how government and society influence the economy. It has simple methods for helping children understand how they can be a part of ‘the economy’ and what it means to provide goods and services for others at a price.