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Public Policy, Family Rules and Children’s Media Use in the Home

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 viewing: the Three-Hour Rule and the V-Chip ratings.