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Mind Over Media: Developing Healthy Relationships


  Author: Young Media Australia
Publisher: Young Media Australia
Publication: Young Media Australia Fact Sheet
Document Date:                  July 2004
Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Popular Culture
Related Categories:
Children > Child Development
Children > Social Development
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
 

This fact sheet examines the extent and effects of Australian infants', toddlers', and preschoolers' exposure to the media, particularly in the form of television and computer games.  It finds that exposure to inappropriate media can have a negative effect on children's ability to develop healthy relationships, while exposure to high-quality programming in the context of interaction with parents or peers may have a small positive effect.

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