Media and the American Child
by George Comstock
Results Media and the American Child
American Academy of Pediatrics Announces New ~ Today’s children grow up immersed in digital media which has both positive and negative effects on healthy development The nation’s largest group of pediatricians provides new set of recommendations and resources including an interactive media use planning tool to help families balance digital and real life from birth to adulthood
The Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media From ~ Abstract This evidencebased clinical practice guideline is a revision of the 2004 acute otitis media AOM guideline from the American Academy of Pediatrics AAP and American Academy of Family Physicians
What Screen Time and Screen Media Do To Your Child’s Brain ~ The original official policy of the American Academy of Pediatrics made in 1999 and reaffirmed in 2011 states that “pediatricians should urge parents to avoid television or other media viewing for children under the age of two years” Children between 2 and 5 should be limited to “no more than 1 hour per day” In 2016 they issued a policy adjustment stating that pediatricians
Media Education Documentary Films and Educational ~ Looking for educational resources on topics such as racism media literacy gender identity and cultural studies Click here to view our list of documentaries
Lesson Plans Lesson Plan Teacher Resources Library ~ Teachercreated and classroomtested lesson plans using primary sources from the Library of Congress
PBS LearningMedia ~ Free highquality videos lesson plans and other digital resources from PBS for you your students
Home National Museum of American History ~ Exhibitions on a range of topics offer firsthand experiences with treasures of American history
American English For English Language Teachers Around ~ American English is a website for teachers and learners of English as a foreign language abroad
Internet Technology Pew Research Center ~ The Pew Research Centers Internet American Life Project a nonprofit nonpartisan research organization provides free data and analysis on the social impact of the internet on families communities work and home daily life education health care and civic and political life
Generation X Americas neglected middle child Pew ~ Generation X has a gripe with pulse takers zeitgeist keepers and population counters We keep squeezing them out of the frame This overlooked generation currently ranges in age from 34 to 49 which may be one reason they’re so often missing from stories about demographic social and political change
