Media's Effect on Youth

Description

In this video, adolescent medicine specialist Victor Strasburg, MD, Chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the University of New School of Medicine discusses how the media impacts obesity, body image, drugs, violence, sex and school performance in teenagers. Strategies to reduce screen time include: leaving cell phones in the kitchen, no televisions in the bedroom, and limited television watching. From The American Academy of Pediatrics publication "Reaching Teens: Strength-Based Communication Strategies to Build Resilience and Support Healthy Adolescent Development.

Runtime

17 min 53 sec

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