Topic: Angie Page

As kids in the '80s, my twin brother and I were allowed to watch about an hour of TV a week, which we typically used up on Saturday morning cartoons and which resulted in near total pop culture illiteracy. Lead author Angie ...
Time spent in front of the computer or television screen is associated with psychological problems in children, no matter how physically active the child is, according to a new study. "It wasn't clear whether having high physical activity levels would 'compensate ...
Even infants are drawn to the boob tube with its bewitching, transfixing blend of moving images and sound. Children, who "are more reliable than their parents," reported their own television and recreational computer time and took a psychological health survey to measure ...
Children who watch TV or play computer games for 2 hours or more a day are more likely to have poor concentration, behave badly and have difficulties relating to other people - even if they are physically active. "Many people have wondered whether ...