The AANA, food ads and kids: unpacking the propaganda
The AANA, food ads and kids: unpacking the propaganda Prof. Elizabeth Handsley, President of Children and Media Australia On 19 June 2023, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport put out a media release about plans for a public...
Kids, screens and sleep
Professor Sarah Blunden (MAPS, BAPsych (Hons), MSocSc, MClinPsy, PhD) is a clinical psychologist specialising in sleep health and founder/director of SensibleSleep (www.sensiblesleep.com.au). She is Head of Paediatric Sleep Research and Professor of Clinical...
Explore, Explain, and Empower for healthy use of screens
Dr Justin Coulson is a dad to 6 daughters, host of Channel 9s hit TV show Parental Guidance, author of 8 books, and host of the Happy Families podcast. The second season of the TV show starts on June 5. [ https://9now.nine.com.au/parental-guidance ] Explore, Explain,...
Classification changes: a quick fix, not the needed root and branch overhaul!
Classification changes: a quick fix, not the needed root and branch overhaul! Prof. Elizabeth Handsley, President of Children and Media Australia The Australian government recently announced some changes to the way the National Classification Scheme is to operate....
Scary content really affects children
Scary ads, inadequate Codes and Classification Scheme When will the advertising industry get the message, and respond appropriately to the decades-long and well-justified beef of parents about scary trailers in family-type programs?The Australia's National...
Is “Screen Time” outside of schooling having a detrimental effect on imagination and creativity?
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