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?
What goes on in the brain during a 3D movie?
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®
Kids use media for almost 8 hours a day — Now what?
January 21, 2010
Yesterday the Kaiser Family Foundation released a report detailing just how much media kids are using. Dr. Michael Rich, The MediatricianSM, was interviewed on NBC Nightly News, and the Center on Media and Child Health sent out the following in email to parents today.
Is it okay that my 11-year-old son is obsessed with driving video games?
January 20, 2010
Q: My 11-year-old son is obsessed with Formula 1 driving video games. Is this okay? What might be the potential dangers be?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician
Racy magazine covers seem to be everywhere — how can we object?
January 11, 2010
Q: I am shocked to see the cover photos of popular magazines bordering on soft-porn. How do I object without sounding like I’m overreacting?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician
My son wants Call of Duty, but how do these video games impact teen boys?
December 29, 2009
Q: All my son wants is the videogame Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. How do these games impact teen boys? Are there any positive impacts? What’s a parent to do?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician
Does multitasking with media distract kids from homework?
November 30, 2009
Q: When my daughter does her homework, she also has open 5 other computer programs at the same time. How will this affect her schoolwork?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician
Aren’t the lessons in violent or sexual media damaging regardless of how graphic they are?
November 2, 2009
Q: My 10 & 12-year-old children want to go to PG-13 and R rated movies with their friends, but I don’t think the sexual innuendo and violence “goes over their heads” – does it?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, The Mediatrician
Should I take my kids to see Where the Wild Things Are?
October 22, 2009
Q: Should I take my kids to see “Where the Wild Things Are”? Is it appropriate for children?
Answered by Dr. Michael Rich, the Mediatrician