This popular text presents a current and complete summary and synthesis of what is known about the media's role in and impact on children's cognitive, social, and emotional development. This third edition reflects the current state of research into the relationship between children's television viewing and their emotional development. It also confirms certain insights and adds many new ones. Author Judith Van Evra aims to help her readers discern the complex and significant interplay between forces in children's lives and their use of various media. Relying on information from communication...

Television continues to play a major role in the lives of most children and adolescents, but current research also reflects the explosive growth in new technologies and their widespread use by young people. Integrating information from communication literature as well as from child development and other psychological domains, author Judith Van Evra presents a summary and synthesis of what is currently known about the media's impact on children's physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development, to help discern the complex and significant interplay between other forces in a child's life...