April 8, 2010
Q: In order to teach my daughter about stranger danger, I told her the news story about Elizabeth Smart’s kidnapping. Now she’s too scared to sleep. What can I do?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician®
April 2, 2010
Q: My husband watches YouTube videos with our 2 year old son almost daily, and I am not sure what I think about whether it’s a good habit or not. What do you think?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician
March 31, 2010
Q: My husband and I want to model good media habits, but we have trouble disconnecting because we are self-employed and use social media for our work. Do you have any practical tips for how to step back from technology in this situation?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician®
March 22, 2010
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?
March 17, 2010
Q: My 3 year old son can spend hours playing with the PBS kids iPhone app but how long should he spend using it?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician®
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
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 ®
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 ®
January 4, 2010
Q: Am I correct that we give children a different dose of medicine not just because they weigh less but because they process it differently? Is it the same with media?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician
December 10, 2009
Q: I know that today’s children need to be fully conversant in computers, but at what age? I don’t want my child to fall behind, but I don’t want to encourage computer use in place of the fleeting joys of childhood.
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician
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