The media are an indispensable part of every family. Today media are present in every home and it is very important that we use it in the right way. The aim of this paper is to present the role of the media in family education, the positive and negative sides of the media and the impact on children. At the beginning of the paper, it is explained what it means to raise a child and what is a family. Media education in the family is reflected in the behavior of individuals, especially young children who are often victims of electronic violence and inappropriate content in the media. Further, the paper refers to the family in the past and the family now, the differences in raising child, family structure and the importance of father and mother. Education used to be very different from the education today, which is greatly influenced by the media. It is then explained what types of parenting styles there are and what their characteristics are. The history of the media, from the press to the Internet, is also mentioned, along with historical facts. The positive and negative influences of the media on the child and finally and the importance of the role of parents in the media education are described at the end. It is important to emphasize that parents are the ones who have the greatest role and responsibility in educating children through the proper use of the media.