Media effects - general

Healthy viewing, happier children, healthier development

These topics provide general information about the impact the media has on children. You will read about the average time Australian children spend watching TV and look at guidelines which will help you decide how much TV is appropriate for your family. Issues such as whether your child should watch the TV news or have a television set in his or her bedroom are addressed. Information about, and links to helpful sites dealing with, mobile phone safety are also provided.

• Effects of the media from a child development perspective
• Should my child have a television in his or her bedroom?
• Nightmares
• Watching the TV news
• Scary stuff: what scares children?
• Children & disaster coverage in the media: Questions & answers for parents
• Children & disaster coverage in the media: An ages & stages approach
• How much time should my children spend with the media
• How to decide what is appropriate for your family
• Scary movies: true or false
  
  
  
• Mobile phones and child safety

• Readings & research