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Into the minds of babes : how screen time affects children from birth to age five / Lisa Guernsey.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Guernsey, Lisa.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Television and children.
- Child development.
- Children's films.
- Educational television programs.
- Educational films.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, [2007]
- Contents:
- Preface, or, the three Cs : content, context and your child
- What exactly is this video doing to my baby's brain?
- Is TV turning my tot into a zombie?
- Could my child learn from baby videos?
- My toddler doesn't seem to notice when the TV is on
- or does he?
- Which videos are too scary for my child?
- What is educational about "educational" TV?
- Could the right DVD teach my child to speak, or better yet, become bilingual?
- Can electronic media enrich my child's vocabulary?
- Could this program teach my child to be a good person?
- Is interactive media worthwhile
- or at least better than TV?
- Will screen time make my children fat?
- How do real families make smart media choices?
- Epilogue
- Appendix I: Movie review web sites
- Appendix II: Web sites reviews of interactive media
- Appendix III: Resources on the use of electronic media with children who have special needs.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-274) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780465027989
- 0465027989
- OCLC:
- 136780261
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