May 28, 2009
Q: My child is still an infant, so he isn’t using much media yet. But I am realizing that my husband and I are constantly “connected”! Our laptops, cell phones, and iPods are always on, mostly for work reasons. How should we limit our own media use to set the best example for our children?
May 28, 2009
My Many Jobs: Parent of four Pediatrician in Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital Boston Director of the Center on Media and Child Health (CMCH) Director of Video Intervention/Prevention Assessment (VIA) Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School Associate Professor of Society, Human Development, and Health at Harvard School of Public Health Former career as […]
May 20, 2009
Q: My 10 year old son loves to play video games. The other day I happened to see a few minutes of one of the games he was playing and it was much more violent than I thought it would be. Should I worry about how these games affect him?
May 19, 2009
Q: I just became an aunt for the first time and while looking for baby gifts, I keep coming across educational DVDs for infants. Will these help my nephew get a head start on learning?
May 11, 2009
Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician® answers your questions about media and kids’ health.
May 7, 2009
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