Advertising to Children

Protecting Children from Advertising (Monitor article) (6/04)

Television Advertising Leads to Unhealthy Habits In Children; Says APA Task Force
Research says that children are unable to critically interpret advertising messages.
Learn more -- includes links to PDF files with the Task Force's Report (APA Press Release) (2/04)

Selling to Children - the Impact of Commercialization on Children Needs More Research, an APA Task Force Says (Monitor article) (11/02)

Advertising to Children: Is it Ethical? (Monitor article) (9/00)

Policy Briefing -- Digital Television: Sharpening the Focus on Children

Comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission by Children's Media Policy Coalition* on Children's Television Obligations for Digital Television Broadcasters [PDF 301K]

Requires free download of Adobe Reader.

*APA is a member of the Children's Media Policy Coalition, which includes other organizations such as Children Now and the American Academy of Pediatrics

Unraveling New Media's Effects on Children (Monitor article) (2/03)

Violent Video Games: Myths, Facts, and Unanswered Questions (Psychological Science Agenda article) (10/03)

The FTC Calls on Psychologists' Expertise (Monitor article) (11/00)

Violence on Television - What do Children Learn? What Can Parents Do? (From APA Public Affairs)

More information on Children Youth and Families policy
APA feature page on Children and Media
ACT—Adults and Children Together—Against Violence
ACT, a project of APA and the National Association for the Education of Young Children, is a national initiative emphasizing the importance of teaching and modeling violence prevention to children.

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