Remote Control: A Sensible Approach to Kids, Tv, and the New Electronic Media

Book by Jason, Leonard A., Hanaway, Libby Kennedy

Jason (Promoting Health and Mental Health in Children, Springer, 1993) presents a well-balanced examination of the role that television and other electronic media play in children's development. In Part 1, "Understanding Television," he helps parents and others grasp the medium's influences on children; in "Managing Television" he focuses on possible strategies for limiting those influences. Jason believes that television in moderation can have a positive effect on the life of the normal child. He advocates limiting both television and video games, however, and increasing other activities, such as sports, imaginative play, and family gatherings. Several options to assist parents in limiting television are suggested, ranging from discussion and rules to electronic switches and behavior-modification techniques. Appendixes and a list of suggested readings accompany the text. Recommended primarily for public library parenting collections.?Kay L. Brodie, Chesapeake Coll., Wye Mills., Md.
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