For parents of children | 6:32 pm by | Comments Off on Kids and too much TV

According to a new study out of England, kids who watch 3 or more hours of TV a day at age five were more likely to exhibit conduct problems such as  fighting, bullying, lying, cheating, and stealing at age seven. The same didn’t occur for excessive play with electronic games.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/03/study-kids-who-watch-3-hours-of-tv-more-likely-to-lie-cheat-later/274348/

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57576334/over-3-hours-of-television-a-day-may-make-kids-more-antisocial/

However, this small rise may have disappeared if the content of the television programs had been taken into account,

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/hours-tv-bad-kids-study-article-1.1300216

 

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