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Impact of Media Violence Tips
Find out how media violence impacts kids, and get tips on choosing quality, age-appropriate media.
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Boys, Girls, and Media Messages
Help kids learn to recognize harmful gender stereotypes -- and not perpetuate them.
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Girls and Body Image Tips
Help your daughters learn to see through unrealistic media standards of beauty and value themselves for who they are.
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Boys and Body Image Tips
Boys are affected by the media's standards of perfection, too. Help them attain their own ideal -- not someone else's.
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3 Simple Rules for a Healthy Media Diet
You balance their meals, so why not their media? Learn the secrets to a well-balanced media diet.
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Explaining the News to Our Kids
Kids get their news from many sources -- and they're not always correct. How to talk about the news -- and listen, too.
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How to Set Screen Rules That Stick
Easy tips for limiting kids’ computer, TV, game, and movie time.
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Junk Food Ads Tips
The fastest way to a kid's brain? Through his stomach. Help kids see through junk food ads.
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Media Tips for Babies and Toddlers
Want to stimulate your baby's brain? Turn off the TV, and close those apps! Tips on introducing media age appropriately.
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Tips for Battling Stereotypes
Help your kids identify and see through media generalizations.
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Why Media Role Models Matter
There's no guarantee that a star will stick to a lifestyle that kids can look up to -- or that you'll approve of.
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Family Guide to Kids' High-Tech Toys
Learn how to manage your kids' new tech toys and avoid unwanted surprises.
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Too Sexy, Too Soon
In our sexed-up society, can a pro-girl movement help your daughter resist the call to be too sexy, too soon?
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Setting Screen Limits
Not all screens are created equal. How to determine how much screen time is too much -- and what's just right.
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School Performance Tips
Technology can make a huge difference in your kids' academic success -- if used appropriately.
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