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27

Mar

Cheers! Messages in media about drinking

Posted by Yalda T. Uhls  Published in Achievement Motivation, Adolescents, Advice for Parents, Media and Technology, Musings, Research

“Cheers to the freakin’ weekend. I drink to that, yeah yeah Oh let the Jameson sink in I drink to that, yeah yeah Don’t let the bastards get ya down Turn it around with another round There’s a party at the bar everybody put your glasses up and I drink to that I drink to [...]

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Tags: addiction, family, media, Parenting, Parenting advice on the Internet

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29

Sep

Media 24/7

Posted by Yalda T. Uhls  Published in Adolescents, Boys, Children, Girls, Internet, Media and Technology, Research, Statistics, Tweens

Every five years starting in 1999, the Kaiser Family Foundation does an extensive survey about children, age 8-18, media use. Each year it seems it would be impossible to surpass the amount of time children consume media yet miracles do happen. And the growth of multitasking basically changed the whole picture, because kids spend time [...]

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17

Sep

Digital Nation

Posted by Yalda T. Uhls  Published in Internet, Media and Technology, Research, Statistics

Frontline recently aired a documentary called Digital Nation which took a look at all the different ways we use media. And at recent research in the field. One of the scientists they interviewed is Dr Gary Small at UCLA. He looked at people’s brains while they read a book, and other people’s brain while they [...]

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Tags: addiction, Dr. Gary Small, Frontline, PBS, technology, video games

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