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Tweens

Do models in ads affect how girls feel about their own bodies?
 Do models in ads affect how girls feel about their own bodies? 150 150 Mediatrics

Q: My 10 year old daughter loves reading teen magazines but I don’t want her to think she has to look like just the tiny models in the ads to be valued. How can I talk to her about this?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician®

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How should I get my kids set up with their first email account?
 How should I get my kids set up with their first email account? 150 150 Mediatrics

Q: My kids are “tweens” and want to get their own email accounts. What is the best email program for children of this age?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician®

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Does being in control of video games make kids more easily frustrated in the real world?
 Does being in control of video games make kids more easily frustrated in the real world? 150 150 Mediatrics

Q: Many of the kids I know who’ve been playing video games from a very young age have grown up to be anti-social and easily frustrated. Are there any studies showing a link?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician

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Are kids addicted to their cell phones, mp3 players, and portable videogames?
 Are kids addicted to their cell phones, mp3 players, and portable videogames? 150 150 Mediatrics

Q: It seems like today’s generation is always on their cell phones, iPods, Nintendos, etc. Is this simply a fad, or are these children addicted?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician®

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My daughter is being bullied on Facebook – what can I do?
 My daughter is being bullied on Facebook – what can I do? 150 150 Mediatrics

Q: My daughter is being bullied by lots of girls and boys from her school on Facebook. All the school will do is suspend these kids for a week—then they come back and it will start again. What can I do?
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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Can kids and teens help each other use media safely and wisely?
 Can kids and teens help each other use media safely and wisely? 150 150 Mediatrics

Q: Much of the discussion on kids’ media use centers, appropriately, on parent involvement. I’m wondering, though, are there ways kids and teens can help each other use media safely and wisely?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician®

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How can kids respond to email chain letters?
 How can kids respond to email chain letters? 150 150 Mediatrics

How an empowered mom helped her tween daughter deal with upsetting email chain letters.

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How are toys marketed differently to boys and girls?
 How are toys marketed differently to boys and girls? 150 150 Mediatrics

Q: Can you tell me more about how toys get marketed differently to boys and to girls?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician ®

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How do swear words factor in to a movie’s MPAA rating?
 How do swear words factor in to a movie’s MPAA rating? 150 150 Mediatrics

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

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