Friend or Foe

Victor C. Strasburger, MD, is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and the author of the recent book, The Death of Childhood (Cambridge UK, Cambridge Scholars Press, 2020). He has written or co-written many of the American Academy of Pediatrics' policy statements on children, adolescents, and the media. Marjorie Hogan, MD, is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota and a recently retired pediatrician in Minneapolis. In addition to decades of experience in general pediatrics and adolescent medicine, she educated and wrote about the impact of media in child and teen health.

Introduction Victor C. Strasburger, M.D. Margie Hogan, M.D. Part 1 Chapter 1: SOCIAL MEDIA: PROSOCIAL OR RISKY FOR TWEENS AND TEENS? Margie Hogan, M.D. Chapter 2: Social Media & Special Populations of Youth Margie Hogan, M.D. Chapter 3: To Friend or Not to Friend: Helping Teachers Maintain Boundaries on Social Media Susan Eva Porter, Ph.D., LCSW Chapter 4: Cyberbullying Among Youth Dorothy L. Espelage, Cagil Torgal, Alberto Valido, Luz E. Robinson , Graceson L. Clements Chapter 5. Teen Sexting Is Not Child Pornography Deserving Draconian Sanction; Stop Stigmatizing Our Children Harry Zimmerman, J.D., Ellison Starnes, Justin Moffitt Part 2 6. Why Do People Believe in Conspiracy Theories? - The Role of the Media Victor C. Strasburger, M.D. 7. How Classroom Media Literacy Could Save the World Frank W Baker 8. ADHD and Social Media Lloyd "Chip" Taylor, Ph.D.