Topic: Tv/media

Media Influence on Children: Effects of Media on Children, Violence in Children’s Media

in Parenting / Family

Websites specializing in research-supported knowledge of the effects of media on children. Topics discussed range from video game violence, to safe television-viewing, to child safety while exploring the Internet. Articles discuss media influence on children, including all aspects of violence in children’s media, and offer hints for parents.


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Sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania this site offers articles on media and how it relates to communication, and public policy. Specifically, the Annenberg Public Policy Center has research on children's programming, media in the home, the conference on children and media, and early childhood education.

The Center for Media Literacy website uses research studies and historical archives to look at the development of media in the United States. Topics addressed include media literacy in the US, media and living in media culture, and media literacy and education.

Offers research-based articles and practical advice on the effects of media on children, as well as a TV rating system and a video game rating guide. Other topics covered include violence on TV, the family and TV, the Internet, studies of violence in children's media and media influence on children.

Offers research-based practical information on children from birth to age three, including aspects such as TV, video games and computers. Articles describe media influence on children, the effects of media on children and other assorted topics.

The Children Now website addresses the issues of media policy, media and children's health, and Media Messages About Race, Class and Gender. The site has a wide variety of publications on these topics.

Sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics the Media Matters section looks at the dangerous affects media can have on children. Research is geared toward increasing parental awareness, and addesses violence in media.