Data on national trends and research indicators on more than 100 indicators of child and youth well-being. Specific topics organized under the broad categories of: Health, Social & Emotional Development, Income, Assets & Work, Education & Skills, Demographics, and Family & Community. Also searchable by: Subgroup, Age, Alphabetic listing of topics.

Easy-to-use database allows you to generate custom reports, graphs, maps, ranked lists, and state-by-state profiles for a geographic area (Profiles) or to compare geographic areas on a topic (Ranking, Maps, and Line Graphs)."  Includes more than 75 measures of child well-being.

Topical resources are organized by: Organizations and Agencies, Publications and Databases, and Guides.

San Antonio Express editorial calling for parents to monitor which movies their kids watch. Claims that violent movies, music, and video games lead to higher rates of aggressive behavior among children.

Article about a British survey that says violence on TV, movies, and video games has a major short-term effect on young children, boosting the risk of aggressive behavior or fear. Also points out that there are other factors to take into consideration, such as violence in the home and the age of the child.