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Why Kids--of All Ages--Need to Hear It and
Ways Parents Can Say It |
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Price: $14.00 (Softcover)
Publisher: Free Press
Pub. Date: September 2007
ISBN-13: 9780743289207
Psychologist Dr. David Walsh (Why Do
They Act That Way?), president and founder
of the National Institute on Media and the
Family, tackles a tough subject in this
book on how parents can say "no"
to their kids and why they should. More.
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| WHY
Do They Act That Way?: A Survival Guide
to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your
Teen |
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Price: $13.95 (Softcover)
Publisher: Free Press
Pub. Date: May 2005
ISBN-10: 0743260775
ISBN-13: 978-0743260770
In this national bestseller, acclaimed,
award-winning psychologist Dr. David Walsh
explains exactly what happens to the human
brain on the path from childhood into adolescence
and adulthood. Revealing the latest scientific
findings in easy-to-understand terms, Dr.
Walsh shows why moodiness, quickness to
anger and to take risks, miscommunication,
fatigue, territoriality, and other familiar
teenage behavior problems are so common
-- all are linked to physical changes and
growth in the adolescent brain. More.
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| WHY
Do They Act That Way?: A Survival Guide
to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your
Teen |
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Price: $23.00 (Hardcover)
Publisher: Free Press
Pub. Date: May 2005
In this national bestseller, acclaimed,
award-winning psychologist Dr. David Walsh
explains exactly what happens to the human
brain on the path from childhood into adolescence
and adulthood. Revealing the latest scientific
findings in easy-to-understand terms, Dr.
Walsh shows why moodiness, quickness to
anger and to take risks, miscommunication,
fatigue, territoriality, and other familiar
teenage behavior problems are so common
-- all are linked to physical changes and
growth in the adolescent brain. More.
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| Dr.
Dave's Cyberhood |
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Price: $13.00
(Softcover)
Publisher: Fireside Book
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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| Violent
Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents:
Research, Theory, and Public Policy |
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Price: $29.95
Publisher: Praeger Publishers; 1 edition
Pub. Date: December 2006
ISBN13: 9780195309836
ISBN10: 0195309839
Violent video games are successfully marketed
to and easily obtained by children and
adolescents. Even the U.S. government
distributes one such game, America's Army,
through both the internet and its recruiting
offices. Is there any scientific evidence
to support the claims that violent games
contribute to aggressive and violent behavior?
More.
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| Media
Violence and Children A Complete Guide
for Parents and Professionals |
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Publisher: Praeger
Publishers; 1 edition
Pub. Date: November 2003
ISBN-10: 0275979563
ISBN-13: 978-0275979560
The foremost experts in the field of media
violence research present a broad range
of approaches and findings to confirm what
has long been suspected: media violence
has profoundly negative effects on children.
The contributors share concise and readable
summaries of the most recent research--along
with research conducted over the past 40
years--regarding the effects of violence
in various media, including: television,
film, video games, music, and the Internet.
More.
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