TelevisionViewing-related stories
Posted Jun 18th 2008 4:41PM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Children, Reality-Free
Kids starting to develop breathing problems? Might be time to drag them off the couch and away from
Naruto.
Researchers say
kids who watch more than five hours of TV a day are more likely to develop asthma, according to a story in Britain's
Telegraph. Scientists found that the danger of these kids developing asthma was raised by more than half compared with kids who watch just one hour of TV a day.
As I'm reading this, I realize this theory has nothing to do with TV per se, but rather the fact that kids who watch
that much TV are Certified Couch Potatoes. That means: 1) They don't get enough exercise; 2) their breathing is shallower than kids who play stick-ball and build forts in the woods; and 3) they eat more junk food, which leads to fatter kids, which is linked with asthma.
Continue reading Kids got asthma? Turn off Naruto
Posted Sep 5th 2007 11:01AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, TV Squad Polls
And now, an item from our 'Duh! It's kinda obvious' department . . .
A new, long-term study conducted by the University of Otago in New Zealand says that watching more than two hours of television early in life can lead to attention problems later in adolescence. Symptoms of the attention problems included short attention span, poor concentration and being easily distracted. Um, sorry, what was I saying? Oh look, a pretty flower!
Continue reading Teen attention issues linked to childhood TV viewing
Posted Jun 13th 2006 3:05PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, Children
I like articles that are so ridiculous that even after the very first sentence, you know you don't have to read on:
"Five and six year old children who watch television, especially police dramas, news broadcasts, and movies directed at adults, have a markedly increased risk of sleep problems, a new study suggests."
To quote many a philosopher: duh!
Seriously, is this news to anyone? Five year olds that watch scary cop dramas and the news have sleep problems? I also hear that poking five year olds with a stick and having a giant stranger come into their room at night to scream at them will affect their sleep habits too.
Maybe the kids don't know about Carson Daly's show. They should watch that if they want to get to sleep.
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