Did you know?
The average
family spends 4-5 hours every day watching TV but only 35 minutes having a
meaningful conversation.
Television and Violence
By the time
the average child is 18, they will have witnessed over 16,000 murders and
200,000 acts of violence on television. 10% of all youth violence is directly attributable
to viewing violent television. More
disturbing, over 90% of children say they feel scared or upset by what they see
on television.
It’s a Mean, Mean, Mean World
People who
watch television often develop what is known as “Mean World Syndrome”, a type
of depression where they tend to view the world at large as a dangerous or
terrible place filled with acts of violence.Television
news programs are largely responsible for this. Ever noticed the “rhythm” of
news program? There is a dramatic headline (Man kills six! Coming up next!”)
then a commercial break…then the story you are waiting for will come up after
the commercial break. Sadly, this is calculated by networks to keep viewers
“glued “ to the set so that they will stay to watch the commercials.
Marketing
studies show that people who are sad or fearful tend to buy more things in an
effort to feel better.
Television and Obesity
Television has
come to replace many of the activities that children participated in
generations ago. Instead of playing outside, participating in sports or outdoor
activities – the average child today spends four to five hours daily in front
of the television.
Television promotes poor nutrition and eating habits
Nutritional
information of television is frequently distorted or incorrect with companies
making outrageous advertising claims about the health and vitality their
products provide.
Watch Saturday
morning cartoons with your favorite youngster and note just how many ads appear
for sugary cereals, snack foods and fast food places. You’ll be surprised.In an
average four hours of Saturday morning cartoons your child will view over 200
advertisements for junk foods and candy.
Television and education
Studies show
that watching 10 or more hours of television a week negatively impact
children’s school performance. Children exposed to TV on a daily basis show
significant drops in their creativity, problem-solving ability and their
reading levels.
In fact, 56% of 4-6 year olds cannot read in homes where the television is on most or all of the time.
In fact, 56% of 4-6 year olds cannot read in homes where the television is on most or all of the time.
Television – the unknown teacher
More
disturbing is the fact that over 81% of the time children age 2 and up spend in
front of the television is time unsupervised. Most parents
have little or no idea what their children may be exposed to in their
day-to-day media experiences.The average child spends 900 hours per year in
school – yet over 1,023 hours per year parked in front of the television.
Parents
and teachers alike, report that participating in TV Turn-Off week raises not
only grades, often children turn to reading to fill the hours.
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SFW Follow-up
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Hi Hellen,
Thank you for making Screen-Free Week an international celebration! How did SFW with your students go? We're very interested in learning more about how we can better support local SFW efforts. We already know that we need to translate more of our materials, but please let us know if there is anything else we can do to help make planning easier.
We’re also interested in collecting photos and stories from the week. Do you have any that you’d like to share with us? If you do, please send them along to me and let me know if we can use them on our website and in our print materials.
I look forward to hearing more about your experience.
Best,
Sara
Sara Adelmann, M.A.
Screen Time Project Manager
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood
89 South Street, Suite 403
Boston, MA 02111
