The National Institute on Media and the Family
The National Institute on Media and the Family, a nationally recognized authority on media, was forced to close its doors at the end of 2009. After providing a great deal of useful research and resources to parents, teachers, and other caring adults for 13 years, the closing of the Institute was a sad day for the positive youth development field.
A Partnership with Search Institute
Fortunately, NIMF has announced its intention to transfer its award-winning programs, including Say Yes to No, Switch, and through-U, and MediaWise.org to Search Institute, where they will live on and continue helping families make positive, values-based decisions about technology and media.
Download the press release for more information
NIMF Programs and Products
- We have maintained the Say Yes to No Web site. The SYTN kit and all of the resources are still available at www.sayyestono.org.
- We are in the process of integrating the tools and resources previously found on the MediaWise.org Web site into our parenting site, ParentFurther.com. Much of the MediaWise content is already on the site, and we anticipate having it all available by the end of the summer. ParentFurther.com is a one-stop site for parents and caring adults to gather resources, tools, and tips to help them raise caring, healthy, responsible, successful kids.
Visit ParentFurther.com - through-U and many other NIMF products are available in our catalog and our online store, www.searchinstitutestore.org.
Learn more about through-U (PDF) - Together with Iowa State University, we are planning the next generation of Switch. Stay tuned for updates on how we plan to make this amazing program accessible to a broad audience.
Learn more about Switch (PDF)
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