Parents Helping Children Combat Media Violence

04/20/2016

Is your child acting out? Are they becoming more and more obsessed with television and video games? If so, here are a few helpful tips to deal with and better teach your child:
http://yourekavach.com/blog/screen-time/dealing-media-violence-tips-every-parent-know/

04/20/2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEfSlqr5STg An interesting video filled with information about media violence and the effects it can have on children.

This video shows how Violence can effect children.

04/20/2016

Here from fellow parent, researcher, and pediatrician Dr. Dimitri Christakis in a TEDxTalk discussing the impact of media on children: https://youtu.be/BoT7qH_uVNo

Dimitri Christakis is a pediatrician, parent, and researcher whose influential findings are helping identify optimal media exposure for children. In the spir...

04/20/2016

: "Play games, watch movies and the news with your kids." – ...use this as an opportunity to talk with them about their reactions to what they see on TV (movies, TV shows, the local news), the impact on them, and whether they get scared, angry or feel relief after playing or watching media. – via Pyschology Today

04/20/2016

What can you do as a parent to help combat negative effects of media violence on your children? Check out helpful tips here:http://www.nj.gov/education/students/safety/behavior/MediaViolencePamphlet.pdf

04/20/2016

Keep an eye on the clock. Don't let kids spend too long with virtual violence. The more time they spend immersed in violent content, the greater its impact and influence.

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/tips-on-how-to-deal-with-media-violence

Advice from Common Sense Media editors. Find out how media violence impacts kids, and get tips on choosing quality, age-appropriate media.

04/20/2016

WETA's Tips for watching TV with your child provides an easy way for you and your child to become more media literate about entertainment violence and other content.
http://www.weta.org/kids/television/quicktips

Here a a few quick tips for watching TV with your child.

04/18/2016

Tip of the Day:
Discuss the consequences of media violence.

Here are some questions to ask kids consequences of the violence they see in the media:
- How would the people involved in the conflict feel in real life?
- What would be the results of the violence?
- How should the act of violence be punished?

Talking to kids about violence in the media they consume – television, movies, video games, music and the Internet – can help them put media violence into perspective and perhaps diffuse some of its power.

04/18/2016

How can you indulge your gamer without exposing him to life-like violence?
Follow the ratings: It seems like a no-brainer, yet many parents ignore them. In fact, one study found that 65% of kids age 7-12 have played Grand Theft Auto. Games rated M are meant for kids 17 and up. Your mature kid might be able to handle them a little earlier, or you might find the content in some games less objectionable, but the ratings should be your starting point, says Olson. Check for ratings and descriptions of games at esrb.org.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/21/living/parenting-kids-violence-media/

What's the relationship between media violence and children? Is video game violence leading to more real-life violence?

04/18/2016

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04/14/2016

http://www.thepediatriccenter.net/docs/brudenell/UnderstandingtheImpact.pdf

The American Academy of Pediatrics organization says "although the effects of media on children might not be apparent right away, children are being negatively affected. Sometimes children may not act out violently until their teen or young adult years."
Find out tips and media plans in this article:

04/04/2016

The Media Education Foundation says that by the time the average child is eighteen years old, they will have witnessed 200,000 acts of violence
and 16,000 murders. Read more here:http://www.jacksonkatz.com/PDF/ChildrenMedia.pdf