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Date: 8/9/2007 9:48:00 AM
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Author:
Jennifer
(jenthemom25@yahoo.com)
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Subject:young children and television
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How do you feel about young kids watching tv? Or how young is too young? And when you do let them watch, what programs do you allow?
I originally was against much tv watching in my house, but as things got more hectic (as they do), sometimes I'll let my 4-year-old watch tv by herself so she can be entertained while I make a meal, clean or whatever. I'll let her watch shows like Mustard Pancakes, I know nothing objectional is going to happen in those shows.
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Date: 8/10/2007 10:33:00 AM
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Author:
kerryanne
(soccermomcathy@yahoo.com)
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Subject:I think that television for children is ...
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I think that television for children is okay as long as it's educational and that most of their time isn't spent in front of it. I actually have seen that show Mustard Pancakes and it is one of the shows I let my 4 year old watch because it's educational and fun. I am very picky with the shows my child watches and I agree that sometimes it is neccessary and helpful when your busy.
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Date: 8/17/2007 9:04:00 AM
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Author:
Rae Pica
(raepica@movingandlearning.com)
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Subject:Young children and television
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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no screen time for children under two. They further recommend that children over two spend less than two hours per day with screen media "because excessive viewing has been linked to a plethora of physical, academic, and behavioral problems."
These problems are too complex to go into here. But as a children's physical activity spe t, I can say that my primary concern is that screen time translates into sedentary time!
The National Association for Sport & Physical Education recommends that preschoolers participate in 60 minutes of structured physical activity per day and 60 minutes and up to several hours of unstructured physical activity per day. Unfortunately, there are all too few children reaching such levels these days.
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Date: 9/20/2007 12:25:00 PM
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Author:
Linda Arocho
(HappyHands12302@aol.com)
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Subject:TV Time
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I think I'm the only parent on the block that has to take a book out of my oldest's hands and force him to go outside and play. He's 13. I equate video games and computer also as TV time. I completely agree with the phrase my dad use to use "the idiot box".
And teens LOVE the computer and videos, don't they? So he is given an hour a day MAX for videos AND TV. If he's watched a show, it takes away from how much time he can spend on the video game. Until I realized he could earn some extra time. Instead of earning money for chores around the house, he earns extra playing or watching time. When he volunteers in the community for things, he can also earn extra play time. What's go great (and the thing he hasn't figured out yet) is that he's so busy with chores, homework and volunteering, that he doesn't get to use much of the time that he's earned. But since he isn't complaining, I'm not pointing it out to him!
For my daycare children, they don't get TV. It is a rare moment when they do get to. I run a home-based daycare and if I'm sick as a dog and for some reason didn't close, I might turn on a movie for them - or during the summer when it's nap time, I'd let the older ones who don't nap watch a video - but then again, they couldn't get the video unless they first did their "sustained silent reading".
Of course, with the nearly acre of land outside, I don't have much call to have the TV on inside!
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