Center on Media and Child Health
About CMCH
The vision of CMCH is to educate and empower both children and those who care for them to create and consume media in ways that optimize children’s health and development.
The mission of CMCH is to
conduct, coordinate and compile scientific research to improve the understanding of how media affect children’s health in positive and negative ways and provide evidence-based expertise to initiatives and programs that address children’s involvement with media.
At CMCH, we follow an organization model built around Knowledge Building and Knowledge Translation. All of our projects fit into at least one of these categories.
Articles by Center on Media and Child Health
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Infants and Toddlers: Ages 0 - 2
An infant's brain triples in volume in the first two years of life. In order for children's brains to develop in the...
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Preschoolers: Ages 3 - 5
During the preschool years, children explore the world and their role in it. There are several areas in which to...
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School Age Children: Ages 6 - 10
During this stage of development, children are learning to become a part of the larger world through school, activities,...
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Pre-teens: Ages 10-13
During this stage of life, children make changes toward becoming adults, both physically and emotionally. The important...
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Teens: Ages 14-17
During this stage of life, children continue to make changes toward becoming adults, both physically and emotionally....
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CMCH Suggestions: Establish Time Limits
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) specifically recommends that children younger than two years old not use any...
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CMCH Suggestions: Use Media With Your Children
Since 1996, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has officially recommended that parents “co-view” television or...
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CMCH Suggestions: Use DVRs and VCRs
What are DVRs? For years, VCRs have allowed us to record television for later viewing. Digital Video Recorders (DVRs)...
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CMCH Suggestions: Be a Media Role Model
The kind and amount of media parents use influences their children in many ways. Studies have shown that when children...
Topics: Television Exposure | Television Programming -
How Can I Help My Family Use TV and Movies Safely?
Set time limits. It is easy to watch TV for hours at a time. If you think there are other ways your children could...
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