1. What effect are all of the commercials for junk food having on my child? Published: May 28, 2009
2. My child does not play video games and does not watch TV. He spends his time in front of the computer using “MySpace,” “YouTube,” etc. What can I do to control his online activities? Published: May 28, 2009
3. I let my child watch TV or play video games without eating snacks or meals at the same time. Is that enough? Published: May 28, 2009
4. I don’t like for my kids to be outside by themselves, so they watch a lot of TV. What can I do to increase their activity level? Published: May 28, 2009
5. It takes my toddler forever to eat. Is it O.K. to let her watch TV while she is eating? Published: May 27, 2009
6. What are some strategies to help my family watch less television? Published: May 27, 2009
7. Why are there so many commercials during kid’s television programming? Published: May 27, 2009
8. How can I regulate my child’s television watching? Published: May 27, 2009
9. How much time each day do children under age six spend viewing screen media? Published: May 27, 2009
10. Is it important for adults to limit the amount of TV we watch? Published: May 27, 2009
11. What is the difference if my child spends two hours watching television versus two hours playing outside? Published: May 27, 2009
12. What is the best practice for my preschooler: turn TV off during meals or remove TV from his bedroom? Published: May 27, 2009
13. What are some ways I can help my children understand that advertisers are trying to sell their products and are not always 100% truthful? Published: January 27, 2009
14. When you add together the time spent watching TV, listening to the radio, playing video games, and using the Internet, how many hours per day does the average 11 to 14 year old spend engaged with media? Published: January 27, 2009
15. What advertising techniques are typically used to communicate a message? Published: January 27, 2009
16. My five- and seven-year-old children will only eat their food in front of the television. How do I get them to eat at the table? Published: January 27, 2009
17. Have there been studies that linked excessive time watching television to childhood overweight issues? Published: January 27, 2009
18. Is it O.K. for my child to watch television as long as it is children’s programming? Published: January 27, 2009
19. How long should we watch TV as a family? Published: January 27, 2009
20. Is it O.K. for my family to eat in front of the TV? Published: January 27, 2009
21. What does “screen time” mean? Published: January 22, 2009

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