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Should I give my 11 year old the cell phone she wants?
 Should I give my 11 year old the cell phone she wants? 150 150 Mediatrics

Q: My 11-year-old daughter keeps begging me for her own cell phone. She claims “all her friends have them”, and I admit, it seems most of them do. Should I get her one?

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How can we set good examples of media use for our kids?
 How can we set good examples of media use for our kids? 150 150 Mediatrics

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?

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Meet the Mediatrician!
 Meet the Mediatrician! 150 150 Mediatrics

Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician® answers your questions about media and kids’ health.

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