How can kids respond to email chain letters?
March 16, 2010
How an empowered mom helped her tween daughter deal with upsetting email chain letters.
How can kids respond to email chain letters?
Should I take my kids to see Alice in Wonderland?
March 11, 2010
Q: Is the new Alice in Wonderland movie too scary for kids?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician®
How can I talk to my pediatricians about the TV screens in their waiting room?
March 10, 2010
Q: My pediatrician’s office plays Disney movies in their waiting room and my child was scared by one of the movies he saw. How can I talk to the doctors about monitoring what they show on their TV screens?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician
How are toys marketed differently to boys and girls?
March 8, 2010
Q: Can you tell me more about how toys get marketed differently to boys and to girls?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician ®
How do swear words factor in to a movie’s MPAA rating?
February 25, 2010
Q: I let my 13-year-old watch the movie “Once” and I didn’t understand why it was rated R; there was some bad language but no irresponsible display of risky behavior like so many PG-13 movies I’ve seen. How do movie ratings work?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician
What goes on in the brain during a 3D movie?
February 18, 2010
Q: I just saw Avatar and I was wondering – do scientists know anything about how 3D movies are processed by children’s brains?
Are parents legally responsible when their teens engage in sexting?
February 17, 2010
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®
Could vampire fiction be contributing to my daughter’s anxiety?
February 10, 2010
Q: My daughter is in junior high, and lately she’s become more needy, more stressed, more fearful and will no longer go upstairs alone. Could it be related to the vampire books she is reading? Answered by The Mediatrician®
My son gets really angry when I ask him to stop playing video games, what can I do?
February 4, 2010
Q: My son plays video games 4 hours a day, is not studying hard, and is falling asleep in class. When I try to talk to him about it, he gets violent. What should I do?
Could speech delays be related to TV watching?
February 2, 2010
Q: I am a speech therapist, and a large percentage of the children with speech delays whom I treat are allowed to “graze” on TV all day. Is there a connection?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician ®