TV & Children: The Impact
& Alternatives
".
. . a shadow world in which our kids are breathing an awful lot of poison
without knowing that there's clean air and sunshine elsewhere. They
are shaped by the media as consumers before they've had a chance to develop
their souls."
The
V-Chip:
"The
little device that is to be installed
in new TV's sold from 1998 on that will
allow
parents to block out programs
they
do not want their children to see."
For more information:
http://www.nanou.com.au/yma/offon.html
http://nova.bsuvc.bsu.edu/~BNREID/techno.html
Impact:
The
pros and cons of TV and children.
For more information
on harms of TV:
http://www.computest.com/block/tv.html
For more information
on qualityTV:
http://www.ctw.org/parents/weekly/199738/tvtips.html
http://www.pbs.org/learn/rtl/tvtips.html
Alternatives
To TV:
Creative
Ideas to beat the "TV blues."
For more information
on activities for families:
http://www.familyplay.com
http://www.theideabox.com
http://www.family.disney.com
http://www.eduplace.com/parents/index.html
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Reference
Junn,
E.N. & Boyatzis, C.J. (Ed.). (1998/1999). Child Growth and Development.
166-201.
Group 7
Jennifer
Ogle, Donna Smith, Erin Walker, and Lisa Taylor