This compelling book describes what is known about the health of children and what is needed to expand the knowledge. By strategically improving the health of children, we ensure healthier future generations to come. Studying Media Effects on Children and Youth provides a summary of that discussion, supplemented with information from two papers prepared for the workshop. Found inside – Page 113In fact, children aged 8 to 18 years spend more time using media than they ... associations between electronic media use and positive effects on health, ... This book also attempts to provide students with a deliberate examination of how children use, enjoy, learn from, and are advantaged or disadvantaged by regular exposure to television, new technologies, and other electronic media. Found insideIn fact, two new chapters in this second edition of our book focus exclusively on the positive effects of exposure to the media on children's development ... Found inside – Page 372Adaptive behavior is developed through structuring of the baby's potential. ... facilitates mother-infant interaction, which has a positive effect on attachment, nurturing, and the child's development and adaptation (74). Recent media publicity that peers have more effect than parents on their children is questionable (11, 56). Found inside – Page 197Not only do content analyses indicate that local television news stories tend to ... According to Allport, for positive outcomes to result, the intergroup ... Found inside – Page 343All these skills develop and require attention from early childhood. ... Research suggests that many positive effects of media have been identified: ... Found inside – Page 42Developmental level is one of the key predictors of children's media use, but media use can also have a positive or negative effect on a child's development ... Found inside – Page 274among children, further evidence suggests that carefully designed media may ... ability can have a negative effect on children's development (Cantor, 1998). This book, first published in 2006, presents research about experiences in middle childhood that forecast children's future development. This handbook provides practical advice on pregnancy, childbirth, childhood illnesses, child development and the care of children. This edition also features a new chapter on child protection. The digital age is changing our children’s lives and childhood dramatically. New technologies transform the way people interact with each other, the way stories are shared and distributed, and the way reality is presented and perceived. Today, we live in a world in which digital media has become almost indispensable. Found inside – Page 5And software for babies—even devices alleged to promote the development of ... as well as positive effects and opportunities in the same areas (e.g., ... Found inside – Page 215In two projects involving preschool plus home visits , experimental group children showed beneficial effects without further ... The few results available on the impact of parent teaching in association with mass media child development efforts ... Found inside – Page 195Child Development , 50 , 722 – 727 . Mares , M . ( 1996 ) . Positive effects of television on social behavior : A meta - analysis ( Report No . 3 ) . Found inside – Page 346Seifer , R. , Clark , G. N. , and Sameroff , A. J. Positive effects of interaction coaching on infants with developmental ... Selikowitz , M. Short - term efficacy of tympanostomy tubes for secretory otitis media in children with Down syndrome . Found inside – Page 221Some television programs have positive effects (Linebarger & Vaala, 2010). For example, children have been shown to learn some Spanish words from watching ... Media and the Well-Being of Children and Adolescents presents cutting-edge research from the field's leading scholars. Found inside – Page 42910 It would seem that television does have the potential to be an important positive influence in the lives of children ... effective in increasing pro that children's perceptions follow developmental social behaviors , particularly techniques of self ... This volume--a collection and synthesis of key research studies since the program's inception over three decades ago--serves as a marker of the significant role that Sesame Street plays in the education and socialization of young children. Found inside – Page 675Baer , D . M . Effect of withdrawal of positive reinforcement on an extinguishing response in young children . ... Baer , D . M . , Peterson , R . F . , and Sherman , J . A . The development of imitation by reinforcing behavioral similarity to a ... Bailyn , L . Mass media and children : A study of exposure habits and cognitive effects . Found inside – Page 48he influence of the media on the psychosocial development of children is ... are to explore the beneficial and harmful effects of media on children's mental ... The only textbook to evaluate the role of development in media effects research, filling a gap in the subject of children and media Multiple forms of media, including internet use, are discussed for a comprehensive view of the subject ... Found inside – Page xxviiOthers have noted the positive effects media use can have on children's development. Even children who have less access to TV or other media are affected ... Found inside – Page 195In conclusion, some literature on young children and media has emphasized (a) the ... to explore the possible positive effects of media and technology. Nine psychologists, members of the Task Force on Television and Society appointed by the American Psychological Association, have collaborated on Big World, Small Screen. Three themes guide this work. This volume uses General Aggression Model (GAM) as a basis for explaining and predicting effects and changes in aggression related to exposure to violent video games. Taking an approach grounded in the media effects tradition, this book provides a comprehensive, research-oriented treatment of how children and adolescents interact with the media. Found inside – Page iThe Handbook of Research on Children's Consumption of Digital Media is a scholarly research publication that examines how children have become consumers as well as how their consumption habits have changed in the age of digital and media ... Found inside – Page 161This expertise should include information about television. Many articles point to the negative aspects of television viewing on children. There are, however, potential positive effects of this medium on the growth and development of children. Found insideDespite media reports to the contrary, no positive effects of electronic media use on cognitive development have been found for children under age 2. Adolescence is a time when youth make decisions, both good and bad, that have consequences for the rest of their lives. Some of these decisions put them at risk of lifelong health problems, injury, or death. Found inside – Page 497For cognitive development, no positive effects of TV viewing are found for children under age 2. After that, educational TV and other media can promote ... Found inside – Page 113Instead of allowing these toys into the classroom , teachers can provide positive toys for children . ... 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