Television Viewing

A recent study found an association between the amount of TV a child watches and parents who are concerned about the child's TV viewing.

How much time one watches TV is linked to all-cause mortality, says a new study. In addition to the all cause mortality link, watching a lot of TV is also tied to cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

Watching too much TV is associated with language development lags in children. But, this doesn't mean that TV is causing the problems. There may be more going on with our children's language development than we realize.

Thousands of studies have shown that television is bad for children, but most kids watch tv. This article provides a more realistic approach for shielding your child from the negative impacts of television and other media.

In 1994, Dr. Paul Kettl a psychiatrist from Penn State reported that there was a dramatic increase in television viewing correlating with a rise in depression in American youth since World War II.

Television viewing and adolescent weight changes

A Correlation Between Television Viewing and Aggressiveness

A College paper on Cultivation Analysis theory.

A new study shows that frequent adolescent television viewing may be correlated with sexual activity. Here's the full story.

There can be no doubt that the Internet has changed the way that our society works.

While television is watched far more than it probably should be by most people; is it really to blame for the radical changes in modern family relationships?

To me, today's American children seem to be a TV-addicted population. So frequently they seem to spend their time inside and sprawled on the couch, taking in yet another hour of Nickelodeon or the Disney Channel when they could be running around outside.

Do you know someone who's addicted to television? Television view carries with it a variety of disadvantages. Here's how television may be harming you and your family.

Practical tips for cutting down on tv for kids.

The advent of cable and satellite dishes, computers, and new technology have caused people's television viewing habits to change over the years. Programming may also be a factor.

Television watching by children can be very educational and beneficial to their development, but viewing the wrong programs cannot be good.

Here are some tips that will make your family room practical, comfortable, and enjoyable:

This year's Thanksgiving TV schedule is impressive. This article offers a TV viewing guide for Thanksgiving Day 2010.

In a study of over 4,100 teenagers, the findings indicate that participants raised their risk for depression with each hour of daily television viewed.

Essay on the effects of television viewing on young children.

A new study shows that you can foster a smarter child by limiting television at the age of two. Find out why exposing a child to television could affect his academic performance later.

It is becoming very clear from research that television provides a powerful example of how to behave. It is a role model for children that has a very strong negative influence if parents and carers allow indiscriminate use.

Medical experts recommend that infants not be allowed to watch TV, but so many educational DVDs are targeted at children as young as three months. What should a parent do?

Story of Sonya Carson, the mother of neurosurgeon Ben Carson. Ben Carson's story was portrayed in the TNT Movie "Gifted Hands".

Too much television for kids can be a bad thing for several reasons. Find out ways to curb tube time with your kids.

A follow-up to my "Flickering Friends" piece, featuring the insights of one woman who wholeheartedly disagrees with parasocial relationship research. Here's why.

These are the top 5 five must watch new spring television shows for mom in the 2009 season.

Consumers should force the issue of cable choice, backed up with the threat of returning to over-the-air TV.

The kind of TV programs that your children watch greatly affects their learning, attitude, and values as they grow up. Make sure that you are guiding them properly as they go in front of the television.