Navigating Media’s Influence Through Childhood and Adolescence

Kate S. Kurtin, PhD, is an associate professor of communication studies at California State University, Los Angeles. She studies the way young people use media, has an interest in the relationship people form with media, and is the author of three books. Mary Ellen McCormick, MD, works exclusively as an outpatient general pediatrician in the Los Angeles area. The effects of media on children are an important part of her day-to-day discussions with patients and their parents.

1. Foundations in Development and Theoretical Considerations 2. Foundations in Media Literacy and Understanding Children's Media Environments 3. Current Guidelines on Digital Media Use by the American Academy of Pediatrics 4. Effects of Media on the Developing Infant and Young Child 5. Growing up in a Digital World 6. Internet Safety 7. Video Games 8. Tweens and Teenagers: Development and Media 9. Learning in the Digital Age 10. Media, the Body, and Disordered Eating 11. Media, Gender, and Sexuality 12. Pornography 13. Risky Behaviors like Sex, Drugs, and Alcohol