Resources for Parents

Parents sometimes feel overwhelmed and wonder if they are actually able to make a difference in a media-saturated world. The good news is that the research demonstrates that parents are actually in a very powerful position. When parents set limits on the amount of screen time their children watch, set limits on the content so that it is age-appropriate, and talk to them about what they see and hear, this is a powerful protective factor for children. See below for details.

In collaboration with Iowa State University Extension, Dr. Gentile has an entertaining monthly half-hour radio show that brings experts directly to your ears. Click HERE for more information, click HERE to listen, or click HERE to go to the Science of Parenting website, where you can also read the blog and get supporting materials.

Audio interviews with Dr. Gentile on multiple topics are available for you HERE

Useful Links

Media Research or Information

Center on Media and Child Health at Harvard
Kaiser Family Foundation Media Research
Center for the Study of Violence at Iowa State
Action Coalition for Media Education
Children Now media research
New Mexico Media Literacy Project

Information for Making Wise Media Choices

Common Sense Media videogame and movie reviews
Movie Mom movie reviews for children
Kids in Mind movie reviews
Screen-it movie and DVD reviews

Parenting Research or Information

Mind Positive Parenting by Dr. David Walsh
Parent Further by the Search Institute
Traditional Parenting by John Rosemond