Is T V harmful to children Marguerite Kinne
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Is T. V. harmful to children? Marguerite Kinne
“THEY. . . USED. . . TO. . . READ! They'd READ and READ, AND READ and READ, and then proceed To READ some more. Great Scott! Gadzooks! One half their lives was reading books! The nursery shelves held books galore! Books cluttered up the nursery floor! And in the bedroom, by the bed, More books were waiting to be read!” Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Image from: http: //www. roalddahl. com/home? url=/roald-dahl/stories/1960 s/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory
Problems with Television • Childhood Obesity • Lower Academic Achievement • Degrading Relationships • Violent Behavior
Childhood Obesity & T. V. • Displacement of physical activity causes children to be less active. • Increased exposure to food advertising leads to fewer healthy food choices. • Eating while viewing television causes overeating. American Academy of Political and Social Science - Jordan & Robinson
Problems with Television • Childhood Obesity • Lower Academic Achievement • Degrading Relationships • Violent Behavior
Problems with Television • Childhood Obesity • Lower Academic Achievement • Degrading Relationships • Violent Behavior
Responsible T. V. Strategies • Limit Screen Time • T. V. time is Family Time • Choose Appropriate Programming “Parents are the gatekeepers to the TV world” NAEYC - Honig
Too Much Television 75% of babies, toddlers, and preschoolers watch TV for an average of more than an hour per day. School-age children spend, on average, three hours per day watching television, and when computers and video games are accounted for, children’s time with screen media exceeds five hours per day. American Academy of Political and Social Science - Jordan & Robinson
Responsible T. V. Strategies • Limit Screen Time • T. V. time is Family Time • Choose Appropriate Programming “Parents are the gatekeepers to the TV world” NAEYC - Honig
Benefits of Responsible T. V. Time • Sparks Imagination • Learning through Educational Programming • “T. V. as Babysitter”
Sources Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Penguin Books, 1964. Honig, Alice Sterling. “Television and Young Children” Young Children, Vol. 30, No. 4. National Association for the Education of Young Children. May 1983. Accessed 02/12/2014. Jordan, Amy B. & Robinson, Thomas. “Children, Television Viewing, and Weight Status: Summary and Recommendations from an Expert Panel Meeting” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 615. SAGE Publications, Inc. January 2008. Accessed 02/12/2014. NAEYC. “Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8” National Association for the Education of Young Children. Washington, DC. 2012. Accessed 02/12/2014.
