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Exploring the Mental Life and Home Life of Children: The Role of a Television History
Author(s) -
Kettl Paul
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2010.00573.x
Subject(s) - entertainment , psychology , media use , developmental psychology , advertising , social psychology , visual arts , art , business
Background: Media entertainment is a pervasive presence in the lives of our children. It presents a series of stories that a child can select as important or intriguing to him or her. Method: A good history of television and media viewing uses this omnipresent influence in a child’s life to attempt to gain insight into the child’s hopes and fears as well as information concerning the structure of the home. Conclusion: It is a useful exercise that could be done with each new child patient, and could provide a quick means to assess the child’s thoughts as well as assessing the child’s home environment.