Juvenile crime is down.
So are teen pregnancy and teen smoking. In fact, a recent government report suggests that life is improving for America's children in almost every statistical measure of health, education and family resources. Probably because the numbers are still disturbingly high. And, in the wake of Littleton, Pearl and other schoolhouse massacres around the country, a sense of helplessness continues to mount. But parents aren't helpless, says Dr. Fannye Love, a University of Mississippi professor who has conducted extensive research on media violence and its impact on children.