Children, Adolescents, and the Media: Issues and Solutions

Strasburger, Victor C.; Donnerstein, Edward

doi:10.1542/peds.103.1.129

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“…In sharp contrast to the health benefits of active, creative play and the known developmental benefits of an appropriate level of organized activities, there is ample evidence that this passive entertainment is not protective and, in fact, has some harmful effects. [65][66][67][68] 9. In many communities, children cannot play safely outside of the home unless they are under close adult supervision and protection.…”

Section: Factors That Have Changed the Routine Of Childhoodmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds

Ginsburg¹,

Shifrin²,

Broughton³

et al. 2007

Pediatrics

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Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and youth. Play also offers an ideal opportunity for parents to engage fully with their children. Despite the benefits derived from play for both children and parents, time for free play has been markedly reduced for some children. This report addresses a variety of factors that have reduced play, including a hurried lifestyle, changes in family structure, and increased attention to academics and enrichment activities at the expense of recess or free child-centered play. This report offers guidelines on how pediatricians can advocate for children by helping families, school systems, and communities consider how best to ensure that play is protected as they seek the balance in children's lives to create the optimal developmental milieu.

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Section: Factors That Have Changed the Routine Of Childhoodmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds

Ginsburg¹,

Shifrin²,

Broughton³

et al. 2007

Pediatrics

1,271

658

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“…Cartoon programs based on toy products are especially attractive. Advertisements targeting adolescents are profoundly influential, particularly on cigarette use (4).…”

Section: Advertisingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most studies show that the more time children spend watching television, the more they are influenced by it (4). Earlier studies have shown that boys may be more susceptible than girls to television violence (25).…”

Section: Advertisingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of media use on children and youth

Nieman¹

2003

Paediatrics &Amp; Child Health

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“…76 Condom advertising remains taboo on national network television in the United States, however, despite some studies that have shown that most adults would approve of airing ads for contraceptives. 77 By far the most common, most effective, and best studied efforts aimed at increasing condom use among adolescents, as well as the most controversial, have taken place in school settings. These efforts fall into 2 main categories: education about condom use as part of sex education and HIV prevention programs and direct condom availability programs.…”

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Condom Use by Adolescents

2001

Pediatrics

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ABSTRACT. The use of condoms as part of the prevention of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in adolescents is evaluated in this policy statement. Sexual activity and pregnancies decreased slightly among adolescents in the 1990s, reversing trends that were present in the 1970s and 1980s, while condom use among adolescents increased significantly. These trends likely reflect initial success of primary and secondary prevention messages aimed at adolescents. Rates of acquisition of STDs and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among adolescents remain unacceptably high, highlighting the need for continued prevention efforts and reflecting the fact that improved condom use can decrease, but never eliminate, the risk of acquisition of STDs and HIV as well as unintended pregnancies. While many condom education and availability programs have been shown to have modest effects on condom use, there is no evidence that these programs contribute to increased sexual activity among adolescents. These trends highlight the progress that has been made and the large amount that still needs to be accomplished.ABBREVIATIONS. STD, sexually transmitted disease; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Children, Adolescents, and the Media: Issues and Solutions

Cited by 189 publications

References 55 publications

The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds

The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds

Impact of media use on children and youth

Condom Use by Adolescents

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