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Organizations and Web Sites that Complement LimiTV Agenda
Benji
Site
A great resource - remarks on TV from a parent and teacher, and related
TV entries.
Web Site: http://www.benji.com/ParentsTeachers.htm
The
American Academy of Pediatrics
(Excellent pamphlet on TV guidelines for families; see "Web Site"
section below for pages on the AAP web site that deal specifically with
Media Violence and TV.)
(800) 433-9016
Web Site: http://www.aap.org
Center
for Media Literacy
(800) 226-9494
Web Site: http://www.medialit.org
TV-Turnoff
Network
Web Site: http://www.tvturnoff.org
http://www.tvturnoff.org/newsletter.htm
Children
Now
(800) CHILD-44
web site: http://www.childrennow.org
National
Alliance for Non-Violent Programming
(910) 370-0407
http://www.jack-and-jill.org/NANP.htm
Mediascope
(818) 508-2080
Web Site: http://www.mediascope.org/mediascope
American
Medical Association
(312) 464-5563
Web Site: http://www.ama-assn.org/
Center for Media Education
(202)-628-2620
Fax: 1 (202) 628-2554
National
PTA
Taking Charge of Your TV is a free video developed by National PTA and
the National Cable Television Association. It is designed to teach parents
critical viewing skills and help them teach their children to be smarter
TV watchers.
(800) 452-6351
Web Site: http://www.pta.org
North
Carolina PTA
http://www.ncpta.org/
Smart
Start
North Carolina's early childhood initiative designed to ensure that young
children enter school healthy and ready to succeed.
http://www.smartstart-nc.org/
Media
Literacy for Prevention, Critical Thinking, Self Esteem
Dr. Peter DeBenedittis
Information on media literacy, including how the media influences student's
attitudes towards tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and violence.
www.medialiteracy.net
The
Smart Parent’s Guide to Kid’s TV
A public education brochure produced by The American Academy of Pediatrics,
is available on-line at this address. (Caveat: PBS sponsored and wrote
this brochure, so it focuses on viewing television rather than alternative
activities to TV. But if you’re going to watch, this is a good guide.)
http://www.aap.org/family/smarttv.htm
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/TV.viewing.html
Reprint of an U.S. Department
of Education (How can excessive television viewing affect children's
learning and school performance? TV Affects Social And Emotional Behavior.
TV Affects Creativity and Language Skills TV Affects School Achievement.
How Can Parents Guide Their Children's Television Viewing?)
Medem:
American Academy of Pediatrics
Public Information related to children's health
http://www.medem.com/MedLB/bufferpage_aap.cfm
Kidsnet gives reviews of appropriate TV programs which must contain educational material and must not have violence. http://www.kidsnet.org
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, North Carolina Public Schools Infoweb. http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/
North Carolina Association of Educators leads in advancing and ensuring equitable, quality public education. NCAE's mission is to advocate for members and students, to enhance the education profession, and to advance public education. The NCAE Objectives are: 1.Increase public confidence in and support for public education; 2. Advocate quality teaching and learning for all students and public school staff; 3. Strengthen the economic and legal status of members; 4.Unite and represent all prospective, active and retired public school employees as members of NCAE; 5. Foster a governance system that expands member involvement, enhances leadership, and responds to the needs of members; 6.Manage the operations and resources of the association to provide efficient delivery of services. http://www.ncae.org/
Action for Children North Carolina is a coalition advancing public policy that benefits North Carolina's children. http://www.ncchild.org
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