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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006;160:109.

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Dr Breslin is right to point out that television and film can positively impact children’s social and emotional development, as evidenced by the body of research on this topic.^1-4 Our editorial addressed the cognitive benefits of appropriately designed educational television because the articles we were asked to review focused on cognitive outcomes associated with television viewing. We thank Dr Breslin for highlighting the continued need for researchers to examine the effects of various types of media content on children’s emotional development.

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Correspondence: Dr Chernin, University of Pennsylvania, 3620 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (achernin@asc.upenn.edu).

Ariel R. Chernin, MA; Deborah L. Linebarger, PhD

1. Mares ML, Woodard EH. Prosocial effects on children’s social interactions. In: Singer DG, Singer JD, eds. Handbook of Children and the Media. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications; 2001:183-205. FREE FULL TEXT 2. Collins WA, Getz SK. Children’s social responses following modeled reactions to provocation: prosocial effects of television drama. J Pers. 1976;44:488-500. FULL TEXT | ISI | PUBMED 3. Friedrich L, Stein AH. Aggressive and prosocial television programs and the natural behavior of preschool children. Monogr Soc Res Child Dev. 1973;38:1-64. ISI | PUBMED 4. Poulos RW, Rubinstein EA, Liebert RM. Positive social learning. J Commun. 1975;25:90-97. FULL TEXT | ISI

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