Newspapers are reporting on a new study, released this morning: Kids are watching more TV, and upper-income kids are playing more video games on cell phones. (Read it here.) No surprise, right? But it’s not good, and not inevitable! Here’s the comment I posted about this NY Times article. (Or see the posting HERE.) —————————– [...]
What would your family life be like, if the TV weren’t blaring all the time? You can find out! Next week (Sept. 19-25, 2010) is “National Turn Off the TV week.” The idea is to unplug all the TV’s in your house for 7 days. Check out the AAP’s website, or the Center for Screen-Time [...]
Do you believe that the magazines, movies and TV shows your kids watch don’t influence your kids’ behavior? Think again! Children and teens copy the behaviors they see in the movies and on TV, according to research. Cigarettes: If the characters in a show are smoking, kids who see the show are more likely to [...]
