Access to media

JAMA and Archives Journals (2009, June 3). Easier Access To Media By Children Increases Risk For Influence On Numerous Health Issues. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090602111814.htm

Dr. Strasburger's topic in this article is about how easy it is for children these days to be exposed to the media. It is a fact that most children watch more tv then they attend school in an average day. The media is a powerful teacher for children. The media tells them how to act and what things are the "in" thing. More people should pay attention to how the media effects children from doing daily tasks.

access to media

Televison

Graham, J. (2011). How Television Viewing Affects Children. Retrieved from http://umaine.edu/publications/4100e/

Judith Graham wrote this article to tell how the television is effecting children. The television is taking a lot of the physical activity that children use to do out of there daily lives. Some development processes are not obtain due the excessive television watching. What children are watching is sometimes not age appropiate for them, but if there parents are not watching them then they will watch what they want to watch. Some children act out what they see on the TV. There are other things that children can do besides watch television. They can go outside and play games.

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Media's Body Image

WebMD. (2010, February). Body Image and Children. In Building a Health Body Image in Children. Retrived from http://children.webmd.com/building-healthy-body-image-for-children

Do you think the media has a good or bad body image? This article is about how the media plays a role in the way children think they need to be. Some children see the celebrities that are so thin, that they think they need to be that thin to look pretty or be liked. Seeing people so thin and thinking that you need to be that thin can lead to eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia. The article states some warning signs that you should watch to see if your child has a negative body image such as Excessive dieting and Frequent comments about the weight of other girls. It also states warning signs for eating disorders like Losing lots of weight, Exercising excessively, and Withdrawing from social activities. I think that the media plays a big role in the way children think they need to be.

Body Image

Effect on Children

Clay, R. (2003). Unraveling new media's effects on children. Monitor on Psychology, 34(2), 40. Retrieved  from http://www.apa.org/monitor/feb03/unraveling.aspx

Clay's topic in this article is the pros and cons that the media has on children. Some research shows that it is not good for children to watch tv do to the violence, sexuality and advertising. A lot of the research that has been done is on the negative effect on children but there are also positive effects for children. Such as the repeating of episodes that Nick Jr. does. I also believe that there are good and bad things that the media does on children. Sometimes the media helps children.
Unraveling new media's effects on children

Why the Revolution will not be tweeted

Think about how you would get people to stand up for what you thought was right without Facebook. The article by: Malcolm Gladwell called "Small Change: Why the Revolution will not be tweeted" is about how a town came together to fight against racism. It was a massive protest. It was all done without e-mail, texting, Facebook, and Twitter. The way the world is now we don't have big protests anymore.We have people just add people on facebook or tweet about it. The way things spread these days are through texting or e-mail. Things get out real quick these days.This is how we get our opinions out in the world today.

Internet or a Book

Would you rather read a book or surf the Internet? I think it is just easier to surf the Internet. The article "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" by: Nicholas Carr is about how the Internet is affecting us on how we learn and read. It states that most people these days don't pick up a book anymore. They would rather just skim the web to get information. Some people can't sit that long or understand what is being said when reading a book, so they would rather just skim through an article to get the information. The way technology is changing it is just easier to skim through things. It also states that we may be reading more then we did in the 1970s or 1980s, but just in a different way.

Media Effect on Children

This video is about how the violence in the media in seen in children eyes. It states that this could be your child one day and how you should be monitoring what your child is watching on the television. I think this is a great video about how the media is showing children things and how children are acting like it because they see it on television.