Grand Theft Childhood

Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games and What Parents Can Do is a book by Lawrence Kutner, Ph. D. and Cheryl K. Olson, Sc. D. In it, they draw various conclusions that run contrary to the rhetoric of some...

In this article: Grand Theft Auto, Chapter 9, Dance Dance Revolution, Center for Mental Health, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, X-Play, and U.S. Department of Justice

...findings seem surprising at first, they hint at fears parents have about video games, according to Cheryl K. Olson, Sc. D., co-author of Grand Theft Childhood. "To some parents, video games are full of unknowable dangers. While researching...

In this article: What They Play, Respondent, Grand Theft Auto, Yankee Group, and San Francisco

...Theft Auto pulled down 19 percent of votes, while marijuana usage topped the list with votes from 49 percent of the fear-stricken adults. Grand Theft Childhood co-author Cheryl K. Olson, Sc. D explains these findings as a fear of the unknown.

In this article: Grand Theft Auto, What They Play, Ars Technica, Respondent, Wired.com, Grand Theft Auto, and Vaterite

...a rapid pace, said Lawrence Kutner, co-founder of Harvard Medical School's Center for Mental Health and Media and author of the new book "Grand Theft Childhood," which examines the effects of video games on older children. Once a game...

In this article: Wii, Nintendo, and Wii Fit

...least some academics are trying to bridge the gaps by using their research as the basis of a book aimed squarely at the popular audience. Grand Theft Childhood is aimed squarely at the popular audience, but its two authors carry some heavy...

In this article: Iphone, Center for Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, and New York

...researchers. Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson, a husband-and-wife team at Harvard Medical School, detail their views in "Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games and What Parents Can Do," which came out...

In this article: Anxiety, Harvard Medical School, Harvard, Georgia Tech, and Reuters

...who conducted a federally funded research project on the effects of video games on preteens and teenagers. In their new book, "Grand Theft Childhood," Kutner and Olson write, "Perhaps the biggest lesson learned from our research is...

In this article: Jason Bourne, Wii, Harvard Medical School, PopCap Games, Matt Damon, and New York City police

...associated with the perceived evils of video games that mental-health experts Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson named a book after it: Grand Theft Childhood. 'They Were Very Clear that This Was a Fantasy' But Olson says Grand Theft Auto...

In this article: Lazlow Jones, Grand Theft Auto, New York, Rockstar Games, NPR, Consumerism, and The Rite of Spring

...Mental Health and Media and serve on the psychiatry faculty of Harvard Medical School. The findings are published in their new book, titled "Grand Theft Childhood." Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl K. Olson say that although some studies have...

In this article: Grand Theft Auto, NPD, Iron Man, Miami, Florida, and Grand Theft Auto IV

...Association, says generational bias fuels the criticism: "People who haven't grown up with games won't understand them." A new book, Grand Theft Childhood, says games, even some violent ones, may have social benefits. "Video games are...

In this article: Grand Theft Auto, Parents Television Council, Grand Theft Auto IV, The Grand Theft Auto series, National Institute on Media and the Family, The Sims, and Harvard Medical School