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Minimedia® supports the Royal Australasian College of Physicians’ call for a greater public awareness of the various important issues surrounding children and the media.

This site also exists to provide parents and carers with both inhouse and independent information regarding television usage and the very young. Why not visit some of our recommended practical information links below…

		Tots and the TV: Why Should We Care? (Francesca Beattie, Aug 2007)
		Tots & TV - Parent Tips. (Francesca Beattie, 2007)
		What is Rapid Visual Imaging? (Francesca Beattie, 2007)


		Infants and Electronic Media - Developmental health considerations and potential for educational benefit - Francesca Beattie (Australia 2005)
		Paediatric Policy; Children and the Media: advocating for the future - Report of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Sydney 2004)
		Getting in the Picture - A Parent's and Carer's guide for the better use of television for children - Health Policy Unit, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Sydney 1999, 3rd Edition).
		Television and your Child - Victorian Parenting Centre (November 2002)
		Infants and Television: Australian infants aged four months are exposed to an average of 44 minutes of television a day - Australian Broadcasting Authority, now Australian Communications and Media Authority (March 1998)
		Study Finds Link Between Television Viewing and Attention Problems in Children - Science Daily (April 2004)
		'Baby Einstein' Videos Ineffective, Study Finds - National Public Radio (August 2007)
		Television and DVD/Video Viewing in Children Younger Than 2 Years - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, (Vol. 161 No. 5 May 2007)
		Is exposure to media intended for preschool children associated with less parent-child shared reading aloud and teaching activities? - PubMed/Ambulatory Pediatrics, (Jan-Feb 2007)
		Does Watching TV cause Autism? - Time.com (October 2006)
		Many Children Younger Than Two Watch TV Regularly, But Content Varies - Science Daily/JAMA and Archives Journals (May 2007)
		New groundbreaking research promising treatment to a generation of children with ADHD in Australia has surfaced - 3rd Degree (April 2007)
		Infants' and toddlers' television viewing and language Outcomes: Linebarger, DL; Walker, D (2005) - CMCH Research/American Behavioral Scientist (2005)
		'Fun and learning' programs for children - Mothers have their say! - femail.com.au (August 2007)

Early Words Resources to help parents, carers and professionals know how best to introduce children to a love of words. Website

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Aussie Educator Australian education information & resource website.
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