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Michael Rich, MD, MPH is an associate professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and practices adolescent medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. Pediatrician, child health researcher, father, and filmmaker, Dr. Rich is the founder and director of the Digital Wellness Lab and the first evidence-based medical program addressing physical, mental, and social health issues associated with digital technology use, the Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders (CIMAID). As the Mediatrician, Dr. Rich offers research-based, actionable, and practical answers to parents’, educators’, and clinicians’ questions about children’s and adolescents’ media use and the positive and negative implications for their health and development.
<p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(87, 89, 92); font-family: Arial, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);">In this positive, science-based approach, Dr. Michael Rich addresses your questions and concerns about your childrens’ screen time and media use. <em>The Mediatrician’s Guide</em> empowers you to guide your family toward smart and healthy digital choices.</p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(87, 89, 92); font-family: Arial, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);">Known as the “Mediatrician” due to his acclaimed work as a pediatrician, child health researcher, and children’s media specialist, Dr. Rich presents a compassionate and encouraging look at the reality of growing up in a screen-saturated world. You won’t find fearmongering here—just accessible explanations, case studies, and practical tips to help your kids thrive in a technology-rich environment and emerge as happy, well-informed, empathetic adults.</p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(87, 89, 92); font-family: Arial, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);">Features include:</p><ul style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1.07143rem; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.42857rem; line-height: 1.14286rem; color: rgb(87, 89, 92); font-family: Arial, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Ask the Mediatrician:</span> Questions and answers based on Dr. Rich’s long-running advice column and podcast</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Media Rx:</span> Prescriptive content based on insights from the Digital Wellness Lab and the Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">You Can:</span> Straightforward instructions for what you can do to guide your child in the digital landscape</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Digital Wellness Primer:</span> A one-stop resource for actionable advice that you can customize for your family’s specific needs</li></ul><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(87, 89, 92); font-family: Arial, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);">Backed by evidence as well as decades of professional and personal practice, <em>The Mediatrican's Guide</em> will give you peace of mind and your kids much-needed tools to navigate the digital environment in a way that reduces the risks to their physical and mental health and their emotional and social development..</p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(87, 89, 92); font-family: Arial, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);">“A caring, wise, and joyful guide to the possibilities and the perils of our increasingly more digital existence.”</p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(87, 89, 92); font-family: Arial, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);">—<span style="font-weight: 700;">Marlo Thomas</span>, activist, actor, and author</p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(87, 89, 92); font-family: Arial, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);">“This book is a must-have and will soon become your best friend, full of daily tips and long-lasting wisdom.”</p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(87, 89, 92); font-family: Arial, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);">—<span style="font-weight: 700;">Sanjay Gupta, MD</span>,associate professor of neurosurgery, Emory, and chief medical correspondent, CNN</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(87, 89, 92); font-family: Arial, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);"> </p>
