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Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Too Much Media Hurts Kids Health

The April issue of Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine reports that issues affecting children, including obesity, risky sexual behavior, and violence, all result from too much media influence. And it starts as early as preschool, especially as Sesame Street just released a new line of videos targeted for children as young as six months. Parents need to keep in mind that TV isn't a babysitter. Too much TV leads to childhood obesity and inactivity in younger kids. In teens, it leads to steady exposure to sexual content that influences the way teenagers view themselves and their peers. Read more from Fox News.

posted by ByParents-forParents at 4:15 PM

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