This Sunday, in cities and towns across the U.S., over 100 million people will gather in front of their TVs with friends and family to watch the Super Bowl. But the 49ers and Ravens aren't the only ones facing off that night. Advertisers will do anything to make sure their...

If I were to count the number of "screens" in my house, it probably would be in the double digits. Considering my wife and I have four kids, including three teenagers, our family is managing more than a handful of smartphones, personal computers, iPads, as well as a couple of...

When I think about the fact that today's teens are the first generation to go through their entire lives with social networking sites at their fingertips, I can't help but question the impact of it all. How is the immediacy of social media and mobile technology shaping their interpersonal relationships?...

After a long work week, I eagerly anticipate an enthusiastic greeting from my children upon my arrival home. Instead I discover one child deeply engrossed in a game of Wii, another reaching for my iPhone, and my 15-year-old in her room, laptop open to Facebook, texting a friend on her...

Kids today are flocking online, using tablets and smart phones, and downloading apps. More than 5 million kids under the age of 13 have joined Facebook, tens of millions more teenagers use the site for hours every day. By the time my daughter is 18 she will have...

When the controversial documentary Bully opens in theaters in New York and Los Angeles today, it will indeed include a rating, just not the traditional MPAA rating that most moviegoers are familiar with. Instead, the posters, advertisements, and other promotional materials will include a new rating: the 13+...

Children today are growing up in the midst of a technological revolution that is changing the very nature of childhood. Our kids can be connected 24/7 to everyone and everything, whether it's through the computer in their homes or the mobile devices in their pockets. This immersion in media and...

Representatives Ed Markey (D-MA) and Joe Barton (R-TX) took a major step to protect the privacy of kids online by introducing "Do Not Track Kids" legislation.

The Congressmen should be commended for listening to the concerns of families and for taking action by drafting a bill that...

America is a nation of innovators. We dream and we create. And inevitably the world changes -- mostly for the good. We want to encourage economic growth, but too often, our children become the collateral damage in the rush to profit. Today, at a time of bewildering technological change, it's...

This morning, a front page article in the New York Times highlighted the stunning ways in which kids are using formspring.me, a new social networking site that allows users to ask and post anonymous questions and comments about any individual. The point of the network is to be...

Last Thursday, I logged on to the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times and saw two related stories. In the Washington Post, education reporter Valerie Strauss reported that Montgomery County police were investigating a sexting scandal that was brought to their attention by a school principal who...

Nearly 50 years ago John F. Kennedy spoke to students about the enormous challenges and opportunities that lay ahead in the decade after the 1960s, and he urged them to take action and get involved. A year later, President Kennedy signed an Executive Order creating the Peace Corps. Today, nearly...

Parents probably don't need any reminding, but summer is practically here -- and with it will come hours of free time for kids.

In a world where kids already spend an average of 45 hours per week with the media -- more than twice as much time as they spend...

"At the end of the day, it's about building a constructive conversation and not just a one-time discussion." These were my opening remarks last night as we convened the Beyond Primetime conference being co-hosted by Common Sense Media and the Aspen Institute at the Time Warner Center in New York....

Media beats out school problems, alcohol and smoking.

Kids now spend more time in the electronic media world today than they're spending at school or with their parents. So who's really influencing their physical, social, and emotional development?

In a new national survey conducted here at Common Sense Media last...

When it comes to kids and their media, parents feel completely conflicted.

Parents say they worry about what's on TV, yet 2/3 of their kids have sets in their rooms. Parents worry about age-inappropriate content, yet almost no one uses the V-Chip and few use content filters.

This polarity now...