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Download full textHake, Karin – 1996
When there is something we want to know, we usually ask experts, but rarely do we ask children about their own childhood. This paper looks at children's perceptions and responses in relation to programming on children's television. Topics include: (1) what are children's programs?; (2) when do children become adults?; (3) criteria for quality; (4)…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Children, Childrens Television, Early Childhood Education
Center for Population Options, Washington, DC. – 1994
This booklet shows parents and other adults how to use entertainment television to spark discussions with children and adolescents about sexuality, values, responsibility, communication, and other sensitive subjects (personal relationships, race and culture, drug use). First published in 1989, this booklet has been updated annually. Discussion…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cultural Influences, Drug Use
Sweet, David; Singh, Ram – 1994
This newsletter issue focuses on the role of parents in monitoring their children's television viewing habits. The newsletter first discusses the current status of parental concerns about the content of television programming, noting the industry's increased willingness to provide more information, and the advent of a rating system and…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Learning Processes, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role
Peer reviewedBoyatzis, Chris J. – Young Children, 1997
Describes a study of the effects of violence on elementary students which used the television program Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and found increased aggression which parents should be concerned about. Offers suggestions for parents and teachers, including taking action against violent programming, utilizing technology which bans unwanted…
Descriptors: Aggression, Audience Response, Behavior Development, Child Behavior
Trossman, Mindy S. – 1995
This guide describes "Just Images" a series of television programs and exhibitions that offers a public forum for analyzing television's influential portrayals of trials, lawyers, and the legal system. Contending that television portrayals of high-profile trials has altered the public's perception of law and the role of lawyers in the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Courts, Criminal Law, Cultural Influences
Levin, Diane E. – 1998
Ever since television became a daily staple of U.S. family life, its influence on children has been the subject of study and debate. No aspect of the debate has been more heated than violence in the media. But a growing knowledge base has shifted the focus of the debate from whether media violence contributes to violence in real life to what can…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Development, Child Welfare, Childrens Television
