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The Elephant in the Living Room

Make Television Work For Your Kids

Dimitri Christakis * Frederick Zimmerman

Book Reviews

Kirkus Reports - "A powerful guide to harnessing the educational potential of television."
Kids Bookshelf - "This book will help you use (TV) as a tool rather than a babysitter."

Interviews About the Book

KPLU 88.5 NPR Radio - "Making TV Work for Kids," Oct. 3 2006. Audio of interview with Dr. Christakis.
Seattle KING5 NBC News - "How watching TV can help children", Sept. 9 2006. Article and video clip interviewing Dr. Christakis.
Podcast from University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine - Audio podcast interview of Drs. Christakis and Zimmerman.
Pediatrics for Parents - Audio podcast interview with Dr. Christakis

Other Interviews

WHYY Radio - Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane, May 31 2006. Real Audio of interview with Dr. Christakis.
NewScientist.com - "TV may turn four-year-olds into bullies", April 5 2005. Article interviewing Dr. Zimmerman.
CBC Marketplace - "Bringing up Brainy: A look at the educational toy market", Jan. 16 2005. Article about educational toys and videos that interviews Dr. Christakis.
TIME Magazine - "Want a brainier baby?" Article about educational toys and videos that interviews Dr. Christakis.
USA Today - "Short attention span linked to TV", April 5 2004. Article interviewing Dr. Christakis.
Australia ABC News - "Study shows TV, attention disorder link", April 6 2004. Article interviewing Dr. Christakis.

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