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This report explores the phenomenon of grandmothers (grandmas) taking on a mentorship role in educating teenagers about mature entertainment content and popular media. The project aimed to understand the dynamics of this intergenerational learning experience, its benefits, and the potential impact on teens' media literacy.

But they have not met the grandmothers.

Where a parent might simply say, “Turn this off, it’s too violent,” a grandmother asks, “Why does the director want you to feel hopeless right now?” She teaches that violence in media is a rhetorical tool. She asks about the socioeconomic commentary in Squid Game or the existential grief in The Last of Us . She transforms gore into metaphor. Grandmas Teaching Teens 3 -Mature XXX- 2023 WEB...

Research from the University of Southern California’s Media Psychology lab suggests that co-viewing with an older, non-anxious adult increases a teen’s ability to detect manipulative media tropes. Teens who regularly discuss mature content with a grandparent show higher rates of: Where a parent might simply say, “Turn this

Grandmothers bring three distinct assets to the couch that parents and teachers do not: They’re framing it like a joke

Maya exhaled. “That’s… predatory. They’re framing it like a joke, but the music is saying ‘danger.’”

Keywords integrated: Grandmas Teaching Teens Mature entertainment content and popular media, media literacy, intergenerational learning, digital parenting.