Movie & Media Resources
Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the media and entertainment lives of kids and families. We exist because media and entertainment profoundly impact the social, emotional, and physical development of our nation’s children. As a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, we provide trustworthy information and tools, as well as an independent forum, so that families can have a choice and a voice about the media they consume.
Media is fun and our kids love it. We also know that kids now spend so much time absorbing its messages and images that it has become “the other parent” in their lives. We started this organization because we know families need trustworthy information to help manage their kids’ media lives. We’re posting our beliefs here so that all our users can know the underlying principles that guide our philosophy and mission.
Cinematters is a nationally syndicated column that helps parents bring big-screen lessons to life in a way kids enjoy, understand and can apply to their lives. Cinematters appears in newspapers, regional parenting magazines and on select parenting Web sites, capturing a combined readership of nearly 3 million!