About Us

Nickelodeon is…KIDS! All kinds of kids, with all kinds of tastes. Nickelodeon lives and breathes to connect with kids and connect them to their world through entertainment. Nick entertainment takes many forms: cable TV programs, movies, live shows, consumer products, online activities, magazines and recreation. They all exist to touch the lives of K-I-D-S, from preschoolers to early teens. Anything that helps kids build confidence, develop positive attitudes, and feel good about their status and their place in the world, is just fine by Nick.

Kaiser Family Foundation is an independent, national health philanthropy dedicated to providing information and analysis on health issues to policymakers, the media, and the general public. The Foundation is not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries.

Children Now is a nonpartisan, independent voice for America's children. Using innovative research and communication strategies, Children Now promotes pioneering solutions to problems facing America's children.

Dominic Cappello is the author of Ten Talks Parents Must Have With Their Children About Violence. He's a coauthor of Ten Talks Parents Must Have With Their Children About Sex and Character, and Ten Talks Parents Must Have With Their Children About Drugs (Hyperion, September 2001). Mr. Cappello designs parent-child communication programs and works with national and local agencies setting up parent support and education systems. He's also the creator of the National Education Association's "Can We Talk?" and "¿Conversamos?" parent-child communication programs.

Lynne S. Dumas is a parent-child communication specialist who has written numerous books, including Talking With Your Child About a Troubled World. She's the author of the original Talking With Kids parent guide,
Talking With Kids About Tough Issues.

Karen Gravelle is an author creating materials for children on issues related to sex and human development. She is the author of What's Going On Down There: Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard To Ask, and The Period Book.