View: Full Record   Author: American Academy of Pediatrics, » Save Citation » Email Citation » View CMCH Synopsis Year: 1999 Article Title: Media education Journal: Pediatrics Volume: 104 Edition: 2 Issue: 104 Pages: 341-343 ISBN/ISSN: 0031-4005 Source of Funding: Funding Source Not Stated in Paper Study Design: Policy Statement Publication Type: Journal Article Age Group: Adolescence (13-17 yrs), Childhood (birth-12 yrs), Infancy (2-23 Months), Preschool Age (2-5 yrs), School Age (6-12 yrs) URL: Abstract: Objective: To provide pediatricians with suggestions for how to help encourage children and adolescents to decrease their risks Conclusions: Authors point out that mass media can be both beneficial and harmful to children and adolescents, and may contain sexual content, violence, alcohol and tobacco use, and may lead to obesity and decreased performance in school. Based on the benefits of media education authors recommend that pediatricians utilize the American Academy of Pediatrics Media History form to encourage patients to think about their media use, provide advice to parents, caution against allowing children under age two to watch television, limit television in their offices, monitor media, and collaborate with the public health sector to monitor mass media and encourage media education. © Center on Media and Child Health Keywords: Adolescents Advertisements Alcohol (Media Content) Children Education Internet Lyrics Magazines Mean World Syndrome Media Diet Media Literacy Motion Pictures Music Videos News Media Obesity Pediatrics Physician's Role Policy Print Media Public Health Sex Education Sexual Behavior (Media Content) Television Time Displacement Tobacco (Media Content) Violence (Media Content)

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