The mainstream press has greeted the new movie, Antwone Fisher, about a young man wrestling with his past as an abused foster child, with mostly favorable reviews. How does it play with those who have themselves grown up in the foster care system? Kendra Hurley of Foster Care Youth United finds out.

Citing the importance of early brain development and language in its February 2001 policy statement on children and the media, the academy recommends no television for children under age 2, and that total media time for children ages 2 and above be limited to no more than 1 to 2 hours of quality programming per day. The academy also recommends removing televisions from children's bedrooms.

The Center on Law and Social Policy's 2002 report describes how legal services programs have used new technologies—including Web sites, e-mail, video conferencing and case management software—to inform and assist their clients. The report calls on the legal justice community to tackle such issues as Internet access, electronic consumer and government transactions, and infrastructure "redlining."

When Hollywood takes a novel and turns it into a big budget movie with big-name stars, can the result be true to life? Four young women who have traveled for real through the cinematic territory of White Oleander—a young girl's experience of foster care—screened the movie with Kendra Hurley of Foster Care Youth United. Here are their reactions.

The PBS Parents site has a new section, Growing with Media, where parents can get age-appropriate tips for monitoring computer time for preschoolers or using the Internet to best advantages for homework.

The "family hour" from 8 to 9 p.m. is the most popular time for children to watch television, yet it remains the least diverse of any prime time hour, according to the report. This sends a strong message to Latino, Native American, Asian and other under-represented children that the majority culture does not value or respect them.

In a recent conversation with Connect for Kids Editor Susan Phillips, Goodman urged the benefits of listening and watching for clues as to how kids are coping—and recommended some ways to ease children's fears.

The campaign is being launched to educate the nation about the importance of federal leadership in bridging the digital divide, particularly in low-income urban areas, rural areas, and Indian reservations.

There has always been a gap between those people and communities who can make effective use of information technology and those who cannot. Now, more than ever, unequal adoption of technology excludes many from reaping the fruits of the economy.

PBS's In the Mix is a platform for teens by teens. This episode gets teens talking about gay issues.