The media in the family. Television has become a source and cause of various problems in our
communities and families. Numerous articles, books, studies and presentations advance the thesis
that television exerts a negative influence. The present study endeavours to focus on a responsible
use of television while pointing at the need for an integrated education for the use of television
programmes within family. The study draws attention to objectives that are necessary in the
education process as well as means serving to fulfil them and methods thereof.
Key words: family, television, education, the pedagogy of the media, media education