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Weekly, Kids Watch More Than a Day of TV
In light of all the talk about Baby Einstein and refunds, the kids and TV debate has been resurrected.
Here's a link to an interesting article from this week's Los Angeles Times on the topic: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-kids-tv27-2009oct27,0,2531927.story
From the article:
More than an entire day -- that's how long children sit in front of the television in an average week, according to new findings released Monday by Nielsen.
The amount of television usage by children reached an eight-year high, with kids ages 2 to 5 watching the screen for more than 32 hours a week on average and those ages 6 to 11 watching more than 28 hours. The analysis, based on the fourth quarter of 2008, measured children's consumption of live and recorded TV, as well as VCR and game console usage.
"They're using all the technology available in their households," said Patricia McDonough, Nielsen's senior vice president of insights, analysis and policy.
"They're using the DVD, they're on the Internet. They're not giving up any media -- they're just picking up more."
How much TV time, if any, do you allow for your children? When did they start watching TV? Do you place any restrictions on television?
