Taking Time by Rebecca Escott Turn Off the Television Studies document that watching more than one to two hours of television per day (even “good,” educational television) was associated with lower school performance and lower IQ scores. One particular study found that having the TV on as “background noise,” when no one was obviously watching it, limited language development in young children. To me, the obvious response to these studies is: 1) use televi $ I t >; I I $ I I I I I I * • P.S. - Don't Forget Your Father-In-Law! 7 IU PLEASE SEND MY FATHER LANCASTER FARMING Jl if *Jh PA * NJ > 0H » MD > DE > (Check one) NY. 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Television just adds one more thing to jug gle, one more distraction to keep us from going outside, one more excuse to keep us from reading a good book or having an impor tant conversation. The National Institute on Media and Family reports that the average child and adolescent spends between 21 and 28 hours per week watching television. Children spend more time Subscription Price: $31.00 per year; $59.00 - 2 years $41.00 per year outside of: PA, NJ, OH, MD, DE, NY, VA & WV watching television than any other activity except sleeping. This is particularly harmful for young children, under 5 years of age, who are at critical stages for language and cognitive skill development. For them, televi sion viewing displaces time that could be spent on other activities which would help their learning. One very noticeable area is where television viewing replaces reading with children. When you turn the television off, find a book to read with your children. 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