TV

Media Exposure Causing All Sorts of Problems for Children

Dr. Robyn Silverman
Well, we knew it was a problem for our kids to be exposed to too much TV– we’ve heard it associated with  poor body image and pressure to grow up too fast in previous articles.

Now– more problems. A study has been released that shows that [...]

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Just a few more reasons to turn off (or at least limit) the TV
Dr. Robyn Silverman
A study has been released that shows that children who watch a lot of TV, play a lot of video games, and spend a lot of time surfing the web are more likely to be in for lots of [...]

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Parent Alert: What a Recent Study About Teen Pregnancy Reveals
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By Dr. Robyn Silverman
It’s not hard to believe. We saw it with Jamie Lynn Spears in the news. We saw it with American Pie (among many others) in the movies. And yes, we see it on TV. A study, published today, found that those teens and [...]

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