Hi All
I am looking for articles or books on the effects of tv and media on children's development. Has anyone any reccomendations or suggestions? Any help would be great have tried google scholar search

Are any of these any use?

Sue Palmer's book "Toxic childhood" has a chapter about the media and it's effects on childhood.
Chapter 9 the electronic village. At the end she references some further reading -
"The media diet for kids" by Teresa Orange and Louise O'Flynn

http://www.familiesonline.co.uk/article/ar...view/1488/1/53/

and

"Remotely Controlled:How television is damaging our lives and what we can do about it" by Aric Sigman (Vermillion 2005)

http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/catalog/book....data=0091902606

Not sure what they are like but Sue Palmers book is good.

http://www.suepalmer.co.uk/

She has also written an accompanying book for parents called "Detoxing Childhood".

Many thanks they are a big help.