Question: How can you tell if television is having a bad influence on your children? - Curious
Answer: While studies consistently show the damaging effects of excessive TV viewing, most children still watch television for more than three hours a day. Here is a quiz that will help you see if television is a bad influence on your children:
- Does your family watch television during meals? Doing so reduces the limited opportunity parents and children have to talk to each other.
- Do your children watch television in bed? According to a study from Brown University, the more television watched while in bed, the worse children sleep.
- Are your children rushing through their homework or not doing it because they want to watch television? Watching more than 10 hours a week has been shown to affect children's academic achievement in school.
- Do your children spend the hours right after school watching television? If so, they are not gaining the benefits of playing with peers or getting sufficient exercise.