FTC Report on Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children »

Released in December 2009, this report details improvements and deficiencies in the current US marketplace with the selling of media products to children and teens. Of particular interest within the report are the compliance rates of specific retailers in making sure underage customers don’t have access to adult rated products.

Can Watching Television Make Your Kids Depressed? US Study Finds Possible Association »

After spending day after day in front of the television, do you think your kids show indicators of depression? It may not be just your imagination. A recent study from the University of Pittsburgh followed over 4,000 adolescents for seven years. None were showing depressive tendencies at the beginning of the study. By the end, about 7% were reporting… read more »

More Than a Just a Game: Video Game and Internet Use During Emerging Adulthood »

This study from Brigham Young University is unusual in that it looked at young adults and how their video game and Internet use was related to their likeliness to become involved in risk-taking activities like drinking, drug use and recreational sex. The results indicate video game use was linked to negative outcomes for men and women, that men and… read more »

Does Watching Sex on Television Predict Teen Pregnancy? »

This article may be the first that looks at actual data that suggests there is a prospective link between exposure to sexual content on television and the likelihood of experiencing a pregnancy before the age of 20. The data was collected over 3 years.

Networked Families »

Parents and spouses are using the internet and cell phones to create a “new connectedness” that builds on remote connections and shared internet experiences.

This study, from the Pew Internet Project and the University of Toronto, discovers the traditional two-parent nuclear family is the type most likely to embrace cell phones… read more »