Hello everyone and welcome to the Village Voice, parenting beyond discipline, the place to learn about all things parenting and get your questions answered. I'm your host, Erin Royer-Azreant. And welcome to our episode on Media Guidelines by Age.

Media has become a big part of our lives, and especially of children's lives. My main area of

research in graduate school was the effect of media on children's development, so this is an

area where I have a lot of expertise, interest and passion.

In today's episode, I will share a basic piece of managing our kids' media consumption,

and that is the recommended media guidelines by age. I will cover these guidelines from

two highly reputable sources, the AAPAP or the American Academy of Pediatrics,

as well as 0 to 3.org, and that's spelled out, Z-E-O-T-O-T-H-R-E-E-E-E dot org. Then as always, I will answer a

couple of questions that came in this week. First, I want to

share some information about these two sources. The AAP is the professional membership organization

for pediatricians, both primary care as well as specialists. Their mission is to attain optimal

physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

So when they publish research, it is well-vetted and reputable.

So I use their research findings and guidelines whenever possible.

0.3.org is a national nonprofit organization that provides parents,

professionals, and policymakers the knowledge and know-how to nurture early development. Their mission

is to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life. So just like the AAP,

their research is well vetted and reputable. So I feel confident in sharing

the guidelines from both of these organizations. Now, this information ties in tightly with the

effects of media, which I cover both negative and positive effects in my class on kids in media

available on the website. I will be discussing some of that information as well on an

upcoming episode. So when I talk about media in this episode, I'm speaking of digital media,

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