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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005;159:687-689.

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Despite the widespread use of computers and the Internet, television (TV) remains the dominant form of media in children’s lives. A recent nationally representative survey found that 8- to 18-year-olds watch an average of 3 hours of television a day compared with 1 hour a day spent on recreational computer use.¹ Younger children (infants to 6-year-olds) watch an average of 1 hour of TV a day while they read (or are read to) for an average of 39 minutes per day.² Although the American Academy of Pediatrics³ recommends that children younger than age 2 years should not watch TV, 59% of children in this age group watch TV on a typical day.² In light of the significant amount of time most children spend with TV, research examining its effects on child development is clearly valuable. Three studies in this issue of the ARCHIVES^4-6 explore the relationship between TV viewing . . . [Full Text of this Article]

THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSENT


CAUSAL MECHANISMS: DISPLACEMENT THEORY

DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH

CONCLUSIONS

AUTHOR INFORMATION
Ariel R. Chernin, BA; Deborah L. Linebarger, PhD

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