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| Yes | 22% | 937 votes | Total: 4199 votes | |
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I grew up in a home of avid... no, ferocious... television and movie watchers. In fact, until I got married, I thought "family time" was mostly composed of sitting down to a mo...read more
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by S E Nelson
Finding the right balance between family time, work, school, sports and other activities can be challenging for any parent. You work full time which only usually leaves about 3 ...read more
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We have lived with and without a TV. Here are my observations. We are now living in Sydney Australia but we were living on the Greek islands in our family home for about a ye...read more
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Several years ago, I worked my way through college as a law-enforcement officer. During those years there were many times we responded to incidents straight out of the movies. ...read more
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by Ruth Jacob
Yes, I absoulutely agree. Growing up without the "pleasures" of television, and I do use the term pleasures very lightly. The fact that you could sit in your own home and th...read more
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As a teenager, I grew up frustrated by the space the TV had taken in my home. It tyrannized my parents and siblings. Oh, I so much hated the shhhhhhs when I arrived with good or...read more
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For the most important point first, who makes up what parents should or should not do? The way a person parents is the way they parent, whether it is right or wrong is up to the...read more
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Life for Children Without Television Could only mean imagination working at it's best. Attention span escalating and learning much easier. I think it would be wonderful fo...read more
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Once an important means of communicating something of value and worth sharing, television today is nothing more than a mass media brainwashing tool. There has always been de...read more
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by Nikolas Nies
By the time a child reaches the age of eighteen, he or she has already witnessed over 200,000 acts of violence in the media. If you based your answer on this information alone,...read more
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As I sit here glued to the TV watching re-runs of Nip Tuck I feel a small twinge of hypocrisy for suggesting that an activity which is currently giving me a moderate amount of s...read more
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My wife and I have been raising our five children without broadcast or cable television, but do allow viewing of recorded material, and can clearly see the effect that watching ...read more
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It is almost unbelievable in a day and age when media is so widespread and diverse that there are people who do not expose their children to television. Like all technology, te...read more
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by Sarah Lane
My daughter, a budding thespian, occasionally enjoys putting on Oscar-caliber performances designed to persuade her audience (me) to conform to her point of view. When she does ...read more
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Ten Reasons to Donate Your Television to the Local Landfill 10. It's all going to HD and you can't afford HDTV. 9. You have to pay for cable just to get network channels. ...read more
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Should parents raise their children without television? Yes. Studies have shown that more than 1 hour of television a day can delay speech, add to the risks of ADHD, and slow do...read more
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by Jeremy Jacks
I voted yes on this issue and will discuss why but first i have to stipulate the conditions as the question is too non specific. I think that parents should raise their childre...read more
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by John Jones
Empty Heads When children are born their heads are completely empty. It has always been this way. Unlike animals, human children remain small and dependant for many years....read more
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by Frank Butry
I have told this story many times, so here goes again. I went to a Parent- Teacher meeting for my son years ago. I always went to these things, because as a single parent raisin...read more
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Even though I'm from an earlier era where people actually had to get up and change the television set, and cable television was limited to HBO, I was raised without a television...read more
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by Jengy Pie
There is little doubt that we are plunging deeper into the information technology revolution. Mobile phones, ipods and the Internet, amongst countless other devices have cemente...read more
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TV is Not Our Enemy As a parent of six small children, I can definitely see the appeal of a life with no TV. To hear the "experts" tell it, everything from poor grades to esc...read more
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by Sammy Stein
Raising children without television is like saying you do not trust yourself or them not to be influenced by what they see. Television is a useful media for learning -there a...read more
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by Carol Gioia
Television can be a positive influence and used with discretion, a valuable tool to rely upon when raising children. Time spent and content viewed must be monitored and ge...read more
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This is the same question as asking 'Should children be allowed to surf the web unsupervised? The patent answer is no. However, The Internet and television are essential informa...read more
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by Alex Cull
Television is a blessing, a curse, a distraction or a goldmine, depending on who you talk to. For some harried parents, television is a godsend, a kind of electronic babysitter,...read more
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Should parents raise their children without television? No. Do I think, as a parent of two preschoolers, that kids today watch too much TV? Probably. Does that mean that A...read more
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by Meggie Hardy
Each generation lays claim to innovations that change the course of society's norms. In my day, it was the television. Families couldn't wait to gather around the boxy-looking r...read more
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by Priya Kamath
In my opinion, raising children without television would probably deprive them more than benefit. Television is an integral part of our day to day life, and if the content is mo...read more
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by Bob Macaroni
To consider this question, you'll have to read the topic. "Should parents raise their children without television?" If you look closely, it doesn't mention "unsupervised TV watc...read more
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Both of my parents worked from the time I was 9 years old until I was at least 14 years old. I would jump off of the school bus, come home, make myself a snack and plop down in...read more
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by lori W.
I personally believe that television applied wisely is beneficial to a child. Sadly the sociology of television and children have become a rather mundane issue of a "babysitter...read more
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by Dee Cain
I don't believe parents should raise their children without television but simply monitor what they watch. Everyone knows all programs aren't meant for certain ages thus the pro...read more
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by Paul Stanway
The English writer Clive James said that if you were afraid of television, you were afraid of the world. Television forms such an intrinsic part of our daily existences that to...read more
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Television is the most accessible key to world experiences and lifeskills. Parents should NOT deny children access to television. Monitored viewing for younger children and guid...read more
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by Julia Masi
Parents should monitor what children watch but raising kids without television is denying them access to a strong cultural link and education tool. Television is a bonding ex...read more
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by C.D. Crowder
Television is the root of all evil, or so some people believe. For the majority; however, television is just a simple and cheap form of entertainment. Does television really a...read more
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by Linda Smith
This is a difficult question. The key word here is "raise." As parents we should raise our children with a set of moral values, knowing the fundamental differences between rig...read more
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In today's society, it is nearly impossible to raise a child without the influence of television. Even parents who do not allow their children to watch television at home will ...read more
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Television can be a useful tool for parents when raising their children. It can also be misused if not monitored. With a small child, age appropriate programs on PBS and other l...read more
