Amy B. Jordan is Associate Director of Policy Implementation at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, where she directs the research on youth and media. She is co-editor (with Dafna Lemish) of the Journal of Children and Media, and co-author/co-editor of four books, including the internationally published Children, Adolescents, and the Media (with versions available in English, Chinese, and Portugese). Her work appears in a wide range of peer-reviewed journals, including Pediatrics, Communication Research, Journal of Family Communication, and Media Psychology and has been funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Child Health and Development, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She is the recipient of the National Communication Association's Stanley L. Saxton Applied Research Award and the International Communication Association's Most Important Applied/Public Policy Research Award. Daniel Romer is the Director of the Adolescent Communication and Health Institutes of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. He directs research on the social and cognitive development of adolescents with particular focus on the promotion of mental and behavioral health. His research is currently funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. He regularly serves on review panels for NIH and NSF and consults on federal panels regarding media guidelines for coverage of adolescent mental health problems, such as suicide and bullying. He is on the editorial boards of Youth and Society, Journal of Community Psychology, and Media and Communication.

• Preface ; The Editors ; Chapter 1 ; Media Access and Use in U.S. Homes with Children and Adolescents ; Amy Bleakley, Sarah Vaala, Amy Jordan & Dan Romer ; Chapter 2 ; Learning in a Digital Age: Toward a New Ecology of Human Development ; Lori Takeuchi & Michael Levine ; Chapter 3 ; Examining Media's Impact on Children's Weight ; Dina Borzekowski ; Chapter 4 ; Demonstrating the Harmful Effects of Food Advertising to Children and Adolescents ; Jennifer Harris ; Chapter 5 ; Wassssup? Adolescents, Drugs, and the Media ; Victor Strasburger ; Chapter 6 ; Growing up Sexually in a Digital World: The Risks and Benefits of Youths' Sexual Media Use ; Jane Brown, Sherine El-Toukhy & Rebecca Ortiz ; Chapter 7 ; The Positive and Negative Effects of Video Game Play ; Sara Prot, Craig A. Anderson, Douglas A. Gentile, Stephanie C. Brown, & Edward L. Swing ; Chapter 8 ; Risk and Harm on the Internet ; Sonia Livingstone ; Chapter 9 ; Technology and Public Health Interventions ; Michele Ybarra ; Chapter 10 ; Using Media to Aid Children in War, Crisis, and Vulnerable Circumstances ; Dafna Lemish ; Chapter 11 ; Early Learning, Academic Achievement and Children's Digital Media Use ; Ellen Wartella & Alexis Lauricella ; Chapter 12 ; Children's Parasocial Relationships ; Sandra Calvert & Melissa Richards ; Chapter 13 ; Behind the Scenes: Working with Hollywood to Make Positive Social Change ; Marisa Nightingale ; Chapter 14 ; Sesame Workshop's Talk, Listen, Connect: A Multiple Media Resource to Benefit Military Families with Young Children ; David Cohen, Jeannette Betancourt & Jennifer Kotler ; Chapter 15 ; Perspectives on Parenting in a Digital Age ; Anne Collier ; Chapter 16 ; Conclusion ; Dan Romer, Amy Jordan & Michael Rich

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Amy B. Jordan is Associate Director of Policy Implementation at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, where she directs the research on youth and media. She is co-editor (with Dafna Lemish) of the Journal of Children and Media, and co-author/co-editor of four books, including the internationally published Children, Adolescents, and the Media (with versions available in English, Chinese, and Portugese). Her work appears in a wide range of peer-reviewed journals, including Pediatrics, Communication Research, Journal of Family Communication, and Media Psychology and has been funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Child Health and Development, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She is the recipient of the National Communication Association's Stanley L. Saxton Applied Research Award and the International Communication Association's Most Important Applied/Public Policy Research Award. Daniel Romer is the Director of the Adolescent Communication and Health Institutes of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. He directs research on the social and cognitive development of adolescents with particular focus on the promotion of mental and behavioral health. His research is currently funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. He regularly serves on review panels for NIH and NSF and consults on federal panels regarding media guidelines for coverage of adolescent mental health problems, such as suicide and bullying. He is on the editorial boards of Youth and Society, Journal of Community Psychology, and Media and Communication.

• Preface ; The Editors ; Chapter 1 ; Media Access and Use in U.S. Homes with Children and Adolescents ; Amy Bleakley, Sarah Vaala, Amy Jordan & Dan Romer ; Chapter 2 ; Learning in a Digital Age: Toward a New Ecology of Human Development ; Lori Takeuchi & Michael Levine ; Chapter 3 ; Examining Media's Impact on Children's Weight ; Dina Borzekowski ; Chapter 4 ; Demonstrating the Harmful Effects of Food Advertising to Children and Adolescents ; Jennifer Harris ; Chapter 5 ; Wassssup? Adolescents, Drugs, and the Media ; Victor Strasburger ; Chapter 6 ; Growing up Sexually in a Digital World: The Risks and Benefits of Youths' Sexual Media Use ; Jane Brown, Sherine El-Toukhy & Rebecca Ortiz ; Chapter 7 ; The Positive and Negative Effects of Video Game Play ; Sara Prot, Craig A. Anderson, Douglas A. Gentile, Stephanie C. Brown, & Edward L. Swing ; Chapter 8 ; Risk and Harm on the Internet ; Sonia Livingstone ; Chapter 9 ; Technology and Public Health Interventions ; Michele Ybarra ; Chapter 10 ; Using Media to Aid Children in War, Crisis, and Vulnerable Circumstances ; Dafna Lemish ; Chapter 11 ; Early Learning, Academic Achievement and Children's Digital Media Use ; Ellen Wartella & Alexis Lauricella ; Chapter 12 ; Children's Parasocial Relationships ; Sandra Calvert & Melissa Richards ; Chapter 13 ; Behind the Scenes: Working with Hollywood to Make Positive Social Change ; Marisa Nightingale ; Chapter 14 ; Sesame Workshop's Talk, Listen, Connect: A Multiple Media Resource to Benefit Military Families with Young Children ; David Cohen, Jeannette Betancourt & Jennifer Kotler ; Chapter 15 ; Perspectives on Parenting in a Digital Age ; Anne Collier ; Chapter 16 ; Conclusion ; Dan Romer, Amy Jordan & Michael Rich

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Amy B. Jordan is Associate Director of Policy Implementation at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, where she directs the research on youth and media. She is co-editor (with Dafna Lemish) of the Journal of Children and Media, and co-author/co-editor of four books, including the internationally published Children, Adolescents, and the Media (with versions available in English, Chinese, and Portugese). Her work appears in a wide range of peer-reviewed journals, including Pediatrics, Communication Research, Journal of Family Communication, and Media Psychology and has been funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Child Health and Development, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She is the recipient of the National Communication Association's Stanley L. Saxton Applied Research Award and the International Communication Association's Most Important Applied/Public Policy Research Award. Daniel Romer is the Director of the Adolescent Communication and Health Institutes of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. He directs research on the social and cognitive development of adolescents with particular focus on the promotion of mental and behavioral health. His research is currently funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. He regularly serves on review panels for NIH and NSF and consults on federal panels regarding media guidelines for coverage of adolescent mental health problems, such as suicide and bullying. He is on the editorial boards of Youth and Society, Journal of Community Psychology, and Media and Communication.

• Preface ; The Editors ; Chapter 1 ; Media Access and Use in U.S. Homes with Children and Adolescents ; Amy Bleakley, Sarah Vaala, Amy Jordan & Dan Romer ; Chapter 2 ; Learning in a Digital Age: Toward a New Ecology of Human Development ; Lori Takeuchi & Michael Levine ; Chapter 3 ; Examining Media's Impact on Children's Weight ; Dina Borzekowski ; Chapter 4 ; Demonstrating the Harmful Effects of Food Advertising to Children and Adolescents ; Jennifer Harris ; Chapter 5 ; Wassssup? Adolescents, Drugs, and the Media ; Victor Strasburger ; Chapter 6 ; Growing up Sexually in a Digital World: The Risks and Benefits of Youths' Sexual Media Use ; Jane Brown, Sherine El-Toukhy & Rebecca Ortiz ; Chapter 7 ; The Positive and Negative Effects of Video Game Play ; Sara Prot, Craig A. Anderson, Douglas A. Gentile, Stephanie C. Brown, & Edward L. Swing ; Chapter 8 ; Risk and Harm on the Internet ; Sonia Livingstone ; Chapter 9 ; Technology and Public Health Interventions ; Michele Ybarra ; Chapter 10 ; Using Media to Aid Children in War, Crisis, and Vulnerable Circumstances ; Dafna Lemish ; Chapter 11 ; Early Learning, Academic Achievement and Children's Digital Media Use ; Ellen Wartella & Alexis Lauricella ; Chapter 12 ; Children's Parasocial Relationships ; Sandra Calvert & Melissa Richards ; Chapter 13 ; Behind the Scenes: Working with Hollywood to Make Positive Social Change ; Marisa Nightingale ; Chapter 14 ; Sesame Workshop's Talk, Listen, Connect: A Multiple Media Resource to Benefit Military Families with Young Children ; David Cohen, Jeannette Betancourt & Jennifer Kotler ; Chapter 15 ; Perspectives on Parenting in a Digital Age ; Anne Collier ; Chapter 16 ; Conclusion ; Dan Romer, Amy Jordan & Michael Rich

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