Media and the Developing Child

More than nine million children in the United States are overweight, a figure that has tripled since the 1970s. Overweight children are more likely to suffer psychological and physical health problems in their youth, and those problems are likely to follow them to adulthood. Obesity may be the number-one health problem facing children today. That

Although most parents agree that their kids should watch less television, they also aren’t certain how to pull the plug, according to a new study by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, RTI International in Research Triangle Park, N.C., and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

In February, Kathleen Q. Abernathy, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission; Edward J. Markey, D-MA; Jill Luckett, Vice President, Program Network Policy, National Cable & Telecommunications Association; Patti Miller, Director of the Children and Media Program, Children Now; Vicky Rideout, Vice President of the Kaiser Family Foundation; Amy Jordan, Senior Researcher, Annenberg Public Policy Center, and Emory

This report documents patterns found in the messages produced by early childhood organizations, and suggests ways to improve these texts.

This report examines how different sectors of society perceive issues related to children and families.

Despite Significant Changes to Media Home Environment, Parents Still Most Concerned about Kids’ TV Watching, V-Chip Ratings and Three-Hour Rule Not Doing Job In Helping Parents Guide Children’s Viewing Habits Study examines how families use media and explore the implications of two major public policy initiatives established to help parents better supervise their children’s television

The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s evaluation of the past three years’ implementation of the FCC processing guideline known as the Three-Hour Rule indicates that broadcasters have been fairly consistent in their response to the regulations.

The fifth annual conference on children and the media was held on June 26, 2000. Conference participants included members of the television industry, advertisers, producers of children’s programming, advocates, researchers, and policy makers of children’s media.

Media in the Home 2000 provides a profile of media ownership, use, and attitudes for parents and children in America. In addition, it tracks parental awareness, knowledge, and use of various public policies designed to regulate those media.

This groundbreaking study examines parental attitudes and activities around the Web.