The Relationship Between Children’s Television Viewing and Academic Performance
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 ARCHIVES4-6 explore the relationship between TV viewing . . . [Full Text of this Article]THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSENT
CAUSAL MECHANISMS: DISPLACEMENT THEORY
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Ariel R. Chernin, BA;
Deborah L. Linebarger, PhD
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