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“G” is for Growing: Thirty Years of Research on Sesame Street

From the website: This volume…serves as a marker of the significant role that Sesame Street plays in the education and socialization of young children. More...

A Long Awaited Conversation: Dialogue to Bridge the High Tech/High Touch Gap in Early Childhood Work

This meeting summary focuses on the need to provide professional development to large numbers of early care and education professionals and the need to improve the educational levels of current and prospective early childhood professionals. More...

A Systematic Review for the Effects of Television Viewing by Infants and Preschoolers

The purpose of this work was to conduct a systematic review of experimental trials for the effects of television viewing by infants and preschoolers. More...

A Teacher in the Living Room? Educational Media for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

Webcast of the Panel Discussion accompanying the release of the report. ... examines the educational claims about commercially available educational media products… More...

A Teacher in the Living Room? Educational Media for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

Examines the educational claims about commercially available educational media products (videos and DVDs, computer software, and video games) for very young children and what kind of research has been conducted to substantiate the educational claims. More...

Academy for Educational Development

From the website: Founded in 1961, AED is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems and building the capacity of individuals, communities, and institutions to become more self-sufficient. More...

Action Alliance For Children

AAC is a resource for policy makers, children’s service providers and advocates, and the media. More...

Agency for Instructional Technology (AIT)

From the website: AIT is one of the largest providers of instructional TV programs in North America. More...

Aletha Huston, Ph.D.

From the website: Aletha C. Huston…. specializes in understanding the effects of poverty on children and the impact of child care and income support policies on children’s development. More...

Alice Cahn

Alice Cahn, vice president of acquisitions and development for daytime on Cartoon Network/US draws on an extensive career immersed in the world of children’s entertainment as she writes a new chapter at this renowned entertainment center for youth. More...

Alliance for Childhood

From the website: While promoting a broad range of healthy essentials for children, the Alliance works intensively on certain critical issues. More...

American Academy of Pediatrics

Media Matters is a national public education campaign of the American Academy of Pediatrics. More...

American Center for Children and Media

From the website: The American Center for Children and Media—an ‘executive roundtable’ for TV and digital industry leaders—is headquartered in Chicago, IL. More...

American Psychological Association

The APA publishes research journals and books dealing with issues related to all aspects of media impact on children, and the website provides links to articles for parents. More...

An Environmental Scan of Children’s Interactive Media from 2000-2002

From the website: This report represents an in-depth scan of the children’s interactive media environment. More...

Angela Santomero

Angela Santomero is a founding partner of Out of the Blue Enterprises LLC. Angela oversees the creative development of all of Out of the Blue’s projects, with a mission and vision to bring educational entertainment to a whole new level. More...

Annenberg Public Policy Center

From the website: Established in 1993, the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania conducts and disseminates research, hosts lectures and conferences, and convenes roundtable discussions that highlight important questions about the intersection of media, communication, and public policy. More...

Annie E. Casey Foundation

From the website: Since 1948, the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) has worked to build better futures for disadvantaged children and their families in the United States. More...

Association for Childhood Education International

From the website: The Mission of the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) is to promote and support in the global community the optimal education and development of children,... More...

Association of Public Television Stations (APTS)

APTS is a nonprofit membership organization established to represent the interests of its members - the nation’s public television stations. More...

Baby Videos Deceptive, Advocacy Group Argues

In the Complaint, CCFC said Baby Einstein and Brainy Baby lure parents into thinking babies will be smarter if they watch the videos. More...

Barbara O’Keefe, Ph.D.

From the website: Barbara J. O’Keefe (Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) is Dean of the School of Communication and Professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. More...

Barbara Wilson, Ph.D.

Professor Wilson’s research focuses on children’s responses to the media, particularly fear responses and responses to televised violence. More...

Bill Isler

From the Family Communications, Inc. website: Bill Isler is a longtime professional educator and advocate for children. More...

Board on Children, Youth, and Families

From the website: The Board on Children, Youth, and Families brings the multidisciplinary knowledge and analytic tools of the behavioral, health and social sciences to bear on the development of policies, programs, and services… More...

Bringing Up Baby

This article focuses on different issues related to advertising and children. More...

California Childcare Health Program

From the website: Established in 1987, the California Childcare Health Program is a community-based program of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing, Department of Family Health Care Nursing. More...

California Children and Families Commission

The California Children and Families Act of 1998 is designed to provide, on a community-by-community basis, all children prenatal to five years of age with a comprehensive, integrated system of early childhood development services. More...

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood

From the website: Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (formerly Stop Commercial Exploitation of Children) is a national coalition of health care professionals, educators, advocacy groups and concerned parents… More...

Center for Children & Technology

From the website: Since 1980, EDC’s Center for Children and Technology (CCT), a nonprofit research and development organization, has explored the roles that new technologies can play in young people’s lives. More...

Center for Children and Families

From the website: For decades, we have supported federal and state policymakers, program leaders, and teachers in enhancing early education to assure children’s school readiness and success. More...

Center for Early Care and Education

From the website: AED’s Center for Early Care and Education strives to enhance the lives of all under represented, at-risk children and families… More...

Center for Early Education and Development

From the website: The Center for Early Education and Development’s mission is to improve developmental outcomes for children. More...

Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior

The mission of the Center is to promote the use of evidence-based practice to meet the needs of young children who have, or are at risk for, problem behavior. More...

Center for Research on Child Well-being

From the website: The Bendheim Thoman Center for Research on Child Well-being (CRCW) is an interdisciplinary center at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Office of Population Research. More...

Center for Research on Children in the United States (CROCUS)

The Center for Research on Children in the United States (CROCUS) was established in 2001 with start-up funds from the Foundation for Child Development. Among its activities, CROCUS conducts research and organizes workshops on children and public policy. More...

Center for Research on Interactive Technology, Television and Children

From the website: CRITC is dedicated to furthering research and knowledge on the effects of electronic media on children’s social development and academic achievement. More...

Center for Research on the Effects of Television

CRETV has two components: an archive of television content and a research lab conducting studies of the content of television and its effects on viewers. More...

Center on Media and Child Health

From the website: The Center on Media and Child Health is dedicated to understanding and responding to the effects of media on the physical, mental, and social health of children through research, production, and education. More...

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning

From the website: The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning is intended to promote the social emotional outcomes and enhance the school readiness of low-income children birth to age 5… More...

Cheryl A. Leanza

From the website: Cheryl A. Leanza, a public interest attorney and veteran First Amendment advocate, is the managing director of the UCC’s Office of Communication, Inc. More...

Child Trends

From the website: Child Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to improving the lives of children by conducting research and providing science-based information to improve the decisions, programs, and policies that affect children and their families. More...

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