Common Sense Media CEO Jim Steyer talks about a new study that finds smoking cigarettes on the big screen can lead teens to light up.

Statistics cited in the podcast from CBS 5 San Francisco:
2,000 teens start smoking every day in the U.S.
60% of movies feature a ...

Common Sense Media CEO Jim Steyer discusses “Bully”, the newest release from the company that produced Grand Theft Auto. “Bully” for the Sony Playstation (PS2) was controversial months before it hit shelves. Now that it’s here, what do parents need to know?

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Common Sense Media CEO Jim Steyer gives parents the information they need to know about YouTube, the popular video sharing website that was bought by Google this week.

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Common Sense Media CEO Jim Steyer discusses a fashion show which has banned girls who are too thin and the image that sickly looking models sends to children.

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Common Sense Media CEO Jim Steyer discusses how parents can talk to their kids about the issues raised by the new season of Survivor, in which four “tribes” are divided along racial lines.

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Common Sense Media CEO Jim Steyer offers advice on how to talk to kids about the death of Steve Irwin, television’s beloved “Crocodile Hunter”.

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With school back in session, many parents will find that they have a difficult time pulling their kids away from the computer or television to focus on school work. Common Sense Media CEO Jim Steyer offers advice about how to balance kids’ media use — and ensure they are ...

Common Sense Media CEO and founder Jim Steyer discusses the results of a major new study that finds the music teens listen to can influence the decisions they make about sexual behavior.

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Common Sense Media CEO Jim Steyer and his daughter Carly take a trip to AT&T Park to talk to the San Francisco Giants about how they manage their kids’ media use. Jason Schmidt, Steve Finley and Ray Durham talk about their media management strategies.

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Use of new media like streaming web videos and cellphone “vodcasts” is growing rapidly — and not just among adults. Common Sense Media Founder and CEO Jim Steyer discusses how preschoolers are using new media and how parents can manage it effectively.

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Jim Steyer, Founder/CEO of Common Sense Media, talks to California police officer Steve DeWarns about the danger kids and teens face online from predators. DeWarns, a nationally recognized expert on Internet safety, has run sting operations to catch online predators for several years.

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Jim Steyer, Founder/CEO of Common Sense Media, reviews this summer’s blockbusters from a family-friendly perspective.

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Jim Steyer, Founder/CEO of Common Sense Media, gives his top picks for movies to watch as a family this Father’s Day.

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Jim Steyer, Founder/CEO of Common Sense Media, discuss the results of a new national poll of parents. The poll found that parents have a love/hate relationship with the Internet, and see both major benefits and risks for their kids online.

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Jim Steyer, Founder/CEO of Common Sense Media, and Ted Lempert, President of Children Now, discuss the implications of a new study that finds parents are increasingly turning to the television as a babysitter for young kids.

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I sat down with Jim Steyer of Common Sense Media. We talk about the media influence on young kids and how parents can participate. In this age parents need to be informed to make media an advantage for young kids. Jim and his team are doing ...