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Sexual Behavior

How does pornography impact boys’ ideas about women and relationships?
 How does pornography impact boys’ ideas about women and relationships? 150 150 Mediatrics

Q: Boys in my daughter’s 8th grade class were looking at pornographic images on one of their phones during lunch. How do these images affect boys’ ideas about sex?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician®

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What are kids learning from Lady Gaga’s music videos?
 What are kids learning from Lady Gaga’s music videos? 150 150 Mediatrics

Q: What are kids learning from music videos like Lady Gaga and Beyonce’s “Telephone”?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician®

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My daughter feels left out because she doesn’t use the media her friends use–what do I do?
 My daughter feels left out because she doesn’t use the media her friends use–what do I do? 150 150 Mediatrics

Q: My children know it is not right to watch, play, or listen to things that are not for their ages, and they understand why, as we have explained to them. But their friends tend to walk away from them because of this. For instance, my 12-year-old daughter was asked by her friends to dance…

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Are kids benefiting from all these electronics?
 Are kids benefiting from all these electronics? 150 150 Mediatrics

I keep hearing how younger and younger children are being exposed to electronics, which must certainly affect their lives. But are the effects positive or negative?

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Are parents legally responsible when their teens engage in sexting?
 Are parents legally responsible when their teens engage in sexting? 150 150 Mediatrics

Q: I just recently found some sexual pictures in my son’s phone and don’t know what to do. Are we as parents legally responsible when our teens engage in sexting?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician®

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Racy magazine covers seem to be everywhere — how can we object?
 Racy magazine covers seem to be everywhere — how can we object? 150 150 Mediatrics

Q: I am shocked to see the cover photos of popular magazines bordering on soft-porn. How do I object without sounding like I’m overreacting?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician

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My whole family enjoys Guitar Hero, but I’m concerned about the lyrics – what should I do?
 My whole family enjoys Guitar Hero, but I’m concerned about the lyrics – what should I do? 150 150 Mediatrics

Q: We’re having a lot of fun playing Guitar Hero as a family, but I’m concerned about the lyrics in many of the songs. Do you have any ideas for optimizing the benefits of playing together while minimizing the negatives?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician

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My 9 year old is imitating Michael Jackson’s dance moves, how can I talk to him about it?
 My 9 year old is imitating Michael Jackson’s dance moves, how can I talk to him about it? 150 150 Mediatrics

Q: My 9 year old son has recently started imitating Michael Jackson’s dance moves (crotch grabbing and all!). I don’t think he understands what he’s doing; how can I explain to him in a sensitive way what those moves mean?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician

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Aren’t the lessons in violent or sexual media damaging regardless of how graphic they are?
 Aren’t the lessons in violent or sexual media damaging regardless of how graphic they are? 150 150 Mediatrics

Q: My 10 & 12-year-old children want to go to PG-13 and R rated movies with their friends, but I don’t think the sexual innuendo and violence “goes over their heads” – does it?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician

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Can I blame the “Slut List” on all the sex in the media?
 Can I blame the “Slut List” on all the sex in the media? 150 150 Mediatrics

Q: I’ve been hearing about the high school in NJ where older girls are putting freshman girls’ names on a “slut list”—and the worst part is that being on the list is considered a good thing! I can’t help thinking that all the sex in the media is to blame for girls thinking it’s a badge of honor, but maybe I’m overreacting. I want to talk to my 13 year old daughter about this, but what should I say?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician

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