Violent Video Game Effects on Children, Pediatrics for Parents - Podcast Dr. Richard Sagall, editor of Pediatrics for Parents, interviews Dr. Douglas Gentile about what parents need to know about the effects of violent video games on children. Download the podcast here, or see the original interview site here With Jo Frost, "Supernanny" Jo Frost, known on TV as "Supernanny" has a new show called Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance which began airing in the UK in 2010. Dr. Gentile helped to devise two pseudoexperiments on violent video game effects on desensitization and prosocial behavior for the program. No clips are currently online, but here Dr. Gentile provides some expert advice to parents about the effects of video games. The portrayal of psychologists in the media and willingness to seek help, The Insider, June 18, 2008 - Podcast Dr. John Riolo explores the mental health field from the point of view of both consumers and practioners. In this audio podcast, Dr. Riolo interviews Dr. Douglas Gentile about his study demonstrating that people who watch more TV shows of certain types have poorer opinions about psychologists and mental health professionals, and would be less willing to seek help themselves if they felt that they needed it. Download the podcast here, or see the original interview site here How Violent Video Games are Exemplary Teachers, Science Daily, Nov. 14, 2007 "Like other fathers and sons, Douglas Gentile and his father have spent many hours arguing about video games. What makes them different is that Douglas, an Iowa State University assistant professor of psychology is one of the country's top researchers on the effects of media on children. His father, J. Ronald Gentile, is a leading researcher on effective teaching professor emeritus of educational psychology at the University of Buffalo, State University of New York. Through their discussions, they realized that video games use the same techniques that really great teachers use..." Click here to read the full article, or here to see one of several related newspaper articles Study: TV, gaming hurts school performance, USA Today "Parents now have science to back them up when they say, 'Turn off the TV. It's a school night.' Middle school students who watch TV or play video games during the week do worse in school, a new study finds..." Click here to read the full article ISU study finds how physical inactivity, screen time contribute to overweight kids, Press Release, May 2, 2008 "The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends limiting children's total media screen time (including TV, videos and video games) to no more than two hours of quality programming per day. It also recommends boys take 13,000 pedometer steps per day and girls 11,000 in a policy statement on physical activity and childhood obesity. And according to a recent Iowa State University study, parents should heed both those guidelines when it comes to the health of their kids...." Click here to read the full article Psychologists Explore Public Policy and Effects of Media Violence on Children, Science Daily, Dec. 27, 2007 "Three Iowa State University psychologists have authored a new study that reviews the literature on children's exposure to media violence and assess the lack of effective public policy response to curb the risks...." Click here to read the full article The Newest Addictions on Campus, Time Magazine "As a Princeton freshman, Jon Essenburg kept himself awake for all-night video game binges...." Click here to read the full article ISU psychologist assists in study finding babies distinguish between happy, sad music, Press Release, October 16, 2008 "Babies as young as 5 months old can distinguish an upbeat song from among gloomier compositions; and by the time they're 9 months, they can also pick out the sad song from among the happy ones. That's according to a new study..." Click here to read the full article American Psychological Association Conference, Boston 2008 Dr. Douglas Gentile is quoted in news sites around the world after his presentations on video games and learning at the APA conference in Boston, August 2008: 
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