Dear Reader, Welcome to another Media Moment! This month, Laura Groff, an MA in Biblical Languages, college swim coach, and mother of four, shares how she was able to use a TV show to help connect with her oldest son during the hospitalization of her youngest child who was born prematurely. These stories are meant… Read more »
Michael Rich, MD, MPH of Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is “The Mediatrician”. In this episode, the Mediatrician discusses the importance of getting children into healthy sleep schedules before school starts, including eliminating the use of blue-light emitting devices right before bed. For more information and… Read more »
Wake up, it’s time for school!
Beat the Summer Slump – Exercise the Brain!
Michael Rich, MD, MPH of Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is “The Mediatrician”. In this episode, the Mediatrician discusses how engaging with multiple devices at once affects our brains and how we can help children use media in healthy, focused ways. For more information and to… Read more »
Michael Rich, MD, MPH of Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School and The Harvard School of Public Health is “The Mediatrician”. In this episode, the Mediatrician introduces the 2015 Summer F.U.N. guide, a free resource for parents and caregivers to help make the most of summer! The guide contains helpful tips to keep in mind… Read more »
Get social this summer!
Dear Reader, Welcome to another Media Moment! This month, Mary Shertenlieb, a former TV and film content screener, and mother of two, shares how she utilizes her industry knowledge of media and ratings to help inform how she parents. These stories are meant to help create a village square of commiserating and co-celebrating the many… Read more »
Michael Rich, MD, MPH of Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is “The Mediatrician”. In this episode, the Mediatrician discusses what it means to connect with others, and how you and your family can spend time this summer enjoying each other’s company without media distractions. For more… Read more »
Q: Our family moved recently from the U.S. to Mexico for my husband’s job, and while most things have been transitioning smoothly, I am concerned that my 14-year-old son is spending too much time with screens and not enough time making friends. Since moving, he spends a lot of time Skyping or playing video games… Read more »