JEANNE D. BECKMAN, PH.D.
LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
P.O. Box 544
WINNETKA, ILLINOIS 60093
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Telephone (847)446-1251

Media Experience
Quotes & Articles in Print

Quotes and Articles In Print

Early Childhood, newsletter of the Winnetka Alliance for Early Childhood, Spring 2004.  Column by Dr. Jeanne Beckman entitled "The Child Development Advisor."

Militarylifestyle.com, article by Ken Swarner. Appeared November 27, 2001 entitled "Military Kids Address Fear of War."

Pioneer Press, article by Ken Goze.  Appeared November 30, 2000 entitled "Wilmette Police set drive to dispose of violent toys." http://archives.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/archives/localnews/2000/wn/11-30-00-29330.html

Chicago Tribune, article by Eric Zorn.  Appeared February 11, 1999 entitled "Tinky Winky way out in front of foolish Falwell. "

ParenTimes, Publication of Chicago Metropolitan Association for the Education of Young Children, Fall, 1998 , Article by Dr. Jeanne Beckman entitled "Teletubbies--Not for Toddlers."

Parent Magazine, article by Marla Bazar on Seasonal Sweets December 1997.  Quoted in sidebar entitled "Kitchen Smarts" (about self-esteem and cooking with your kids.) 

Parent News, published by Eric Clearinghouse, 1997, V3N2  Article by Dr. Jeanne Beckman entitled "Choosing a Sitter."  Parent News was found on the National Parent Information Network site.  Parent News was a fabulous newsletter for parents with a variety of  topics.  It has been discontinued by the federal government as of December 31, 2003.  NPIN was "...an attractive, single point of access on the World Wide Web to high-quality information on parenting and parent involvement in their children's education." (UIUC College of Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative).  The specific newsletter which contained "Choosing a Sitter" was formerly found at npin.org/pnews/1997/pnew297/pnew297d.html

Children and the Media, on the National Parent Information  Network, published by Eric Clearinghouse, 1996.  Article by Dr. Jeanne Beckman entitled "Television Violence:  What the Research Says About It's Effect  on Young Children."  Unfortunately, The National Parent Information Network was discontinued by the federal government on December 31, 2003.  While this article was on the NPIN website, innumerable parents and students utilized this article to learn about Television Violence.  This article was formerly found at npin.org/library/pre1998/n00152/n00152.html.

ParenTimes, Publication of Chicago Metropolitan Association for Education of Young Children, Fall 1995, V.4,1; article by Dr. Jeanne Beckman entitled "Sharing."

Time Magazine, article by Steven Wulf, appeared June 26, 1995 entitled "Glued to the Tube."

Winnetka Alliance for Early Childhood newsletter, Summer  1995, V. 6, 3, article by Dr. Jeanne Beckman entitled  "That's Mine! How to Help Kids Learn About Sharing."

Working Mother magazine, article by Sally Shannon, appeared June, 1995 entitled "Mighty Morphin Mania" (about children and television violence.)

Pioneer Press interview, article by Alan Henry, appeared February 16, 1995 entitled "Bail 'em or nail 'em"  (about preteen behavior).

Pioneer Press interview, article by Mary Haffenberg,  appeared February 9, 1995 entitled  "Kids tune out  television, parents learn a lesson"

Chicago Tribune interview, article by Jon Hildevitch Appeared February 3, 1995 entitled   "Remote Controlled? 2 Towns hoping Tune Out shows kids there's life that's not on TV."

Pioneer Press interview, article by Kathie Mitchell, appeared November 22, 1994  entitled  "Holiday Traditions Important for Kids."

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Dr. Jeanne Beckman
P.O. Box 544
Winnetka, IL 60093
Telephone: 847-446-1251

Email: webmaster@jeannebeckman.com