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MediaWise is a national movement designed to give people who care about children the resources they need to make informed choices by building public awareness of the epidemic of media violence and exploding amounts of screen time, establishing community-based training and education programs, and commissioning careful research to monitor the ongoing effects of media's influence on children.
 
See Jane Not Run - (Poster)
Price: $7.00

Create awareness in schools, communities and families of media's negative impact on children's behaviors and the promotion of high-fat, sedentary lifestyles.

       
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Hypertension Kid - (Poster)
Price: $7.00

Create awareness of media's role in childhood behaviors that contribute to obesity, diabetes and hypertension.

       
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Dr. Dave's Cyberhood
Price: $13.00 (Softcover)
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Pub. Date: March 2001
ISBN-10: 0743205731
ISBN-13: 978-0743205733

You wouldn't let your children wander off into an unfamiliar neighborhood alone -- nor should they be left to explore the vast world of electronic media by themselves.

You may have read about the effects violent television shows and video games can have on children, but you know the solution isn't simply to unplug everything. The key for parents, says Dr. David Walsh, founder and president of the nonprofit National Institute on Media and the Family, is to be informed and involved when choosing the electronic environments where kids play and learn. More.

       
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Dr. Dave's Media Tips
Price: $29.00

Sold as a set of 10, these Parent Tip Sheets are easy-to-read and give you the opportunity to include quick facts, expert information, and healthy media tips for parents in your school newsletter, clinic waiting areas, offices, churches, community centers, and many other places.

       
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