| ||||||||||
Frequently Bought Together
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
by Marie Winn
|
by Roberta Michnick Golinkoff Ph.D.
|
Endangered Minds: Why Children Don't Think And What We Can Do About It by Jane M. Healy |
Children and Television: Fifty Years of Research (LEA's Communication Series) by et al Norma Pecora |
Taking Back Childhood: A Proven Roadmap for Raising Confident, Creative, Compassionate Kids by Nancy Carlsson-Paige |
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Reading The Elephant in the Living Room is like having two smart, sensitive, reasonable experts in your living room as you think about the role of TV in your kids' lives. This is the only book you’ll need to help you parent through the ever-growing maze of television options." -- Rachel Simmons, author of Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls
"This book is an excellent guide for parents who want to understand the effects of TV and DVD viewing on their children. I highly recommend it." - Alvin F. Poussaint, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Judge Baker Children’s Center, Boston MA
"This book is an excellent guide for parents who want to understand the effects of TV and DVD viewing on their children. I highly recommend it." - Alvin F. Poussaint, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Judge Baker Children’s Center, Boston MA
"In an ever expanding television universe we think we understand what television is, but do we know what is does? Drs Christakis and Zimmerman illuminate the contentious issue of how television's messages can be a potentially positive or significantly negative influence in your child's life. How television makes that happen and what parents can do are cleared described. This is a must read for any parent, grandparent or other caregiver raising a media-exposed and often exploited child." -- Donald Shifrin, MD, FAAP, Chairman of Committee on Communications, American Academy of Pediatrics
"This is the book about television that thoughtful parents have been waiting for. Instead of arguing with your friends and neighbors about how much children should or should not watch television---everyone one has an opinion on that subject!---read this book. It is all in here. When you have finished The Elephant in the Living Room you will make wiser decisions for your child. You will know what you need to know about the impact of television on violent behavior, sexual behavior, the spending habits of children, and obesity. Drs. Christakis and Zimmerman have done a superb job of synthesizing and explaining what scientists know about the impact of television on children in this fascinating, readable book."
- Michael Thompson, PhD, co-author of the New York Times bestseller, Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys
"Television has a huge impact on every child and family in this country. This should be required reading for every parent and teacher who’s concerned about the topic." - James P. Steyer, founder and CEO, Common Sense Media (commonsensemedia.org)
"This is the book about television that thoughtful parents have been waiting for. Instead of arguing with your friends and neighbors about how much children should or should not watch television---everyone one has an opinion on that subject!---read this book. It is all in here. When you have finished The Elephant in the Living Room you will make wiser decisions for your child. You will know what you need to know about the impact of television on violent behavior, sexual behavior, the spending habits of children, and obesity. Drs. Christakis and Zimmerman have done a superb job of synthesizing and explaining what scientists know about the impact of television on children in this fascinating, readable book."
- Michael Thompson, PhD, co-author of the New York Times bestseller, Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys
"Television has a huge impact on every child and family in this country. This should be required reading for every parent and teacher who’s concerned about the topic." - James P. Steyer, founder and CEO, Common Sense Media (commonsensemedia.org)
"Christakis and Zimmerman have an important message for all parents. They have produced a book that balances science and good sense and spiced it with humor and wisdom. Today’s concerned parents want to tame the elephant in the living room. The authors deliver sound advice born from years of scientific research and from their own experience as parents. This is a book that will make a difference to parents, policymakers, and child educators. Finally, a book that can help today’s overwhelmed parents cut through the hype. It is the best book about television and children on the market." - Andrew N. Meltzoff, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, and co-author, The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us about the Mind
"This is an important book which will help parents understand and redefine the role of television in their children’s lives. Christakis and Zimmerman have done a masterful job of making their research accessible to those who want the best for their children." - Michael Rich, MD, MPH, Director, Center on Media and Child Health, Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School
"This wonderful, highly readable book translates the very latest scientific research on a wide array of important issues into easily understandable terms. It clearly explains the effects of TV on kids, and provides well-designed techniques for parents to promote their children’s healthy psychological development. Anyone who cares about kids should read The Elephant in the Living Room." - Joanne Cantor, Professor Emerita, Director, Center for Communication Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, author of Mommy, I’m Scared and Teddy’s TV Troubles.
"This is a skillful summary of current research on the effects of television on children and adolescents. It should be a must-read for all parents, whether expecting or in the middle of coping with the electronic world in which their children are living. Rather than simply bashing television for all the harm it can do, the book rightly assumes that the more important question now is how to make television work for us rather than against us? Blending anecdote with scientific studies in a highly readable way, the authors make a compelling case that parents can help their children be more "mindful viewers" so the good effects will outweigh the bad. We’ve needed a book like this. I look forward to recommending it to the many parents I talk with who are concerned about the increasingly powerful role of television and other media in their children’s lives." - Jane D. Brown, Ph.D., James L. Knight Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
"A must for every parent's library. In an easy, conversational manner, packed with solid information and good advice, Christakis and Zimmerman help us understand the urgent need to take control of TV's impact on our children and ourselves--and they provide us with the tools to do it." - Susan Linn, Ed.D., Associate Director of the Media Center of Judge Baker Children's Center and Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
"Drs. Christakis and Zimmerman's The Elephant in the Living Room is easy to read and contains information that every parent and grandparent must have, but doesn't. As parents, we cannot make intelligent decisions about our children's physical and mental wellbeing unless we have the facts -- and finally, here they are! I have been waiting for this book for a long time." - Robert Kesten, Executive Director, TV-Turnoff Network
"Television has a huge impact on every child and family in this country. This should be required reading for every parent and teacher who’s concerned about the topic." -- James P. Steyer, founder and CEO, Common Sense Media
Product Description
The nation’s top child development experts examine the effects of television on children and their groundbreaking research will startle many
Television is the "elephant in the living room" of our culture. American children watch television an average of 3 hours per day, and many parents sheepishly concede that they rely on television as an electronic babysitter. But TV is not necessarily harmful to kids. The authors present groundbreaking scientific evidence that television can be a powerful and effective tool—for entertainment, for education, and for socialization.
The secret is for parents to learn how to use television as a tool, not a crutch. With a detailed explanation of the effects of television viewing on kids’ emotional, mental, and physical development, plus tips to enable parents to act on this new knowledge, they’ll soon be able to turn TV into a positive force in their child’s life. The authors share:
• which popular shows increase your child’s reading ability—and which may delay speech development
• which televised sports boost girls’ self-image—and which ones could cause eating disorders
• the best and worst programming for every age, from toddler to teen
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
› Visit Amazon's Dimitri Alexander Christakis Page
› Visit Amazon's Dimitri Alexander Christakis Page
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
(learn more)
mindful viewing, nonhostile humor, toy requests, rapid scene changes, educational shows, alcohol ads, violent programming, mental scripts, alcohol advertising, food ads Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sesame Street, United States, Blue's Clues, Dora the Explorer, Hot Wheels, Kitchen Younger, Power Rangers, Road Runner, The Flintstones, The Wonder Years, Baby Einstein, Lionel Tate, The Brady Bunch, The Magic School Bus New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
mindful viewing, nonhostile humor, toy requests, rapid scene changes, educational shows, alcohol ads, violent programming, mental scripts, alcohol advertising, food ads Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sesame Street, United States, Blue's Clues, Dora the Explorer, Hot Wheels, Kitchen Younger, Power Rangers, Road Runner, The Flintstones, The Wonder Years, Baby Einstein, Lionel Tate, The Brady Bunch, The Magic School Bus New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 31
books:
See all 31 books this book cites
- The Other Parent: The Inside Story of the Media's Effect on Our Children by James P. Steyer on page 193, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Social Psychology by Elliot Aronson in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Endangered Minds by Jane M. Healy on page 17, and Back Matter
- Kids as Customers: A Handbook of Marketing to Children by James U. McNeal in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture by Juliet B. Schor in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
See all 31 books this book cites
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
|
What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?
 |
72% buy the item featured on this page: The Elephant in the Living Room: Make Television Work for Your Kids $18.21 |
 |
15% buy Into the Minds of Babes: How Screen Time Affects Children from Birth to Age Five $6.80 |
 |
5% buy The Plug-In Drug: Television, Computers, and Family Life $11.25 |
 |
5% buy Einstein Never Used Flashcards: How Our Children Really Learn--and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less $10.87 |
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Listmania!
|
|
So You'd Like to...
|
|
Product Information from the Amapedia Community
Beta (What's this?)Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.com.
› See featured Amapedia.com articles
Look for Similar Items by Category
Look for Similar Items by Subject
Your Recent History
(What's this?)|
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. |
