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Child IndicatorsChild Indicators
University of Pittsburgh, USA
The Fred Rogers Co.
Junlei Li, Ph.D.
Established in 1985 to bridge research & practiceState of Child Indicators (City, State)Orphanage Quality of Care Indicators (Russia, Latin America, China)Child w/o Parental Care Indicators(CEE/CIS)
Producer of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”,A children’s public television programs from 1968 – 2001. Continuing to offer “expressions of care” via television and other medium.
1. The Problem of Large Numbers
2. The Problem of Negative Numbers
3. The Problem of Comprehensive Numbers
Child Indicators Lost in Translation
1. The Problem of Large Numbers
Why are millions of children and women dying?UNICEF Health
Child labour robs millions of children their dreamsUNICEF Pakistan
Survival of millions of children in Horn of Africa at riskUNICEF, July 2011
There are 100,000 children who are homeless or refugees in the country of ….
Over 45,000 families have been displaced due to famine and conflict.
They experience despair and hunger every day.
There are 1,000,000 children who are homeless or refugees in the country of ….
Over 450,000 families have been displaced due to famine and conflict.
They experience despair and hunger every day.
Sarah is 3 years old.
She has lived in a car her whole life.
She faces hunger every day.
YouCanHelp.
There are 1,000,000 children who are homeless or refugees in the country of ….
Over 450,000 families have been displaced due to famine and conflict.
They experience despair and hunger every day.
$5Small, D. A., Loewenstein, G., & Slovic, P. (2007). Sympathy and callousness …
There are 1,000,000 children who are homeless or refugees in the country of ….
Over 450,000 families have been displaced due to famine and conflict.
They experience despair and hunger every day.
There are 1,000,000 children who are homeless or refugees in the country of ….
Over 450,000 families have been displaced due to famine and conflict.
They experience despair and hunger every day.
$2.83
$1.17 No Improvement
Small, D. A., Loewenstein, G., & Slovic, P. (2007). Sympathy and callousness …
Numbers of People
Com
pass
ion
1 2 3 4 …. 100,000 … 10 million
Slovic, P. (2007). Psychic Numbing and Genocide ...
“If I look at the mass, I will never act.If I look at the one, I will.”
— Mother Teresa
1. The Problem of Large Numbers
2. The Problem of Negative Numbers
Google “teen statistics + country”
Teen Sex
Teen Pregnancy
Troubled Teens
Teen Pregnancy
Teen Suicide
United States
Teen Sex
Teen Drinking
Teen Pregnancy
Teen PregnancyDrug & Alcohol
TeenEating Disorder
Teen Pregnancy
United Kingdom
Why is this a practical problem for “child indicators”?
Two Weeks of California (USA) Local Television News
NegativeYouth Stories
444 Violent Crimes108 Trials302 School Problems84 Injuries
PositiveYouth Stories
84 Youth Accomplishment 16 Youth Volunteering
Dorfman, et. al. (1997). Youth and Violence on Local Television News.
Two Weeks of California (USA) Local Television News
NegativeYouth Stories
444 Violent Crimes
PositiveYouth Stories
16 Youth Volunteering
8 Hours 18 Minutes
10 Minutes
Dorfman, et. al. (1997). Youth and Violence on Local Television News.
Indicators repeat the same cliché (over-used, untrue) manufactured by media sensationalism, creating an “unreality” full of …
“child in danger”
“troubled youth”
Mitroff & Bennis (2003). The Unreality Industry
The “Negative” Impact on Public Understanding
Guzman, et. al. (2007). Accentuating the Negative: The Mismatch between Public Perception of Child Well-being and Official Statistics.
Based on Three U.S. Polls (1,000 adults each)
“… most adults think that children and youth in the U.S. are worse off than they actually are, and are either unaware of or are discounting progress made during the last decade and years.”
The Impact of Negativity on Attention & Action – Lessons from Natural Disaster Relief
Donations for Haiti Earthquake
First 24 hours $7 Million via Text to Red CrossFirst 4 Days $25 Million Total
Second Week Down by more than 50%
Gibbs, N. (February 22, 2010). There is no point doing good badly. Time Magazine.
Compassion Fatigue
“I don’t believe people are tired of helping, only that they get tired of feeling helpless.”
2. The Problem of Negative Numbers
3. The Problem of Comprehensive NumbersConfusing
Airplane Cockpit
What do we do when we can’t decide?
Lessons from Social/Behavior/EconomicDecision Science
“Paradox of Choice”
No Choices Unhappy
Too many choices Less action & less satisfaction
Demand more choices
Too many (negative) indicators Less/slower/wrong action
Dissatisfaction with outcomes Demand for more indicators
Schwartz, B. (2004). Paradox of Choice.
Frameworks Institute. (2003). The Storytelling Power of Numbers.Li, et. al. (2010). 3 Simple Questions to Guide Communication on Behalf of Children
Large NumbersNegative Numbers
Confusing Numbers
ChallengesChallenges
CareHopeSimple & Deep(vs. Shallow & Complex)
In Search of New Directions & SolutionsIn Search of New Directions & Solutions
Frameworks Institute. (2003). The Storytelling Power of Numbers.Li, et. al. (2010). 3 Simple Questions to Guide Communication on Behalf of Children
Large NumbersNegative Numbers
Confusing Numbers
ChallengesChallenges
CareHopeSimple & Deep(vs. Shallow & Complex)
In Search of New Directions & SolutionsIn Search of New Directions & Solutions
Child Indicators Lost in Translation
A Challenge of CommunicationRelationshipFeelingThinkingDoing
Child Indicators: Lost & FoundChild Indicators: Lost & FoundLost In TranslationLost In Translation
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