tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post5595034231388221952..comments2024-02-15T11:55:02.998-08:00Comments on Why Homeschool: fatter and stupiderHenry Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-31333990193948437642010-05-09T00:55:25.867-07:002010-05-09T00:55:25.867-07:00I have to join with the other commentors in questi...I have to join with the other commentors in questioning the overall parenting of a 2 year old who watches that much TV.<br /><br />I'm surprised that the study didn't think to question that. It could be neglect that is causing the problems in these children later on in life.Grizzly Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140654835381345450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-35245559923807373972010-05-07T04:23:13.082-07:002010-05-07T04:23:13.082-07:00The Tutor makes a great point. This was also menti...The Tutor makes a great point. This was also mentioned in the book Nurture Shock in one of the chapters, I forget which one. (Read the whole book it is great :)).<br /><br />One other point--if a 2 year old is watching television, it isn't only about what is on the TV, the outcome for that child is also a product of what the child is not doing. Sitting in front of a string of shows--even educational ones--means not interacting directly with an adult. The reasons for that lack of interactions are probably varied, but when TV is the babysitter of choice and the closest thing to stability that a child knows, I would anticipate that such a child would have difficulties that are not necessarily a result of TV but a reflection of a lousy homelife (and the television viewing then compounds the negative effect).Rosehttp://learningathome.freedomblogging.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-50061011147564773842010-05-06T08:18:09.574-07:002010-05-06T08:18:09.574-07:00Thanks for the link. You made some great points.Thanks for the link. You made some great points.Janine Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078812496080773315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-11214903203508326262010-05-06T07:51:00.406-07:002010-05-06T07:51:00.406-07:00Oops, I forgot the link to the article:
http://ww...Oops, I forgot the link to the article:<br /><br />http://www.westga.edu/~byates/prosocia.htmLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249055928245806106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-66696333221559754222010-05-06T07:50:19.442-07:002010-05-06T07:50:19.442-07:00I recently read an article (I can't find the o...I recently read an article (I can't find the one I read, but this one touches on some of the issues of that original article) raised the question: could the increase in bullying, especially in young children, be linked to increased TV viewing because of the increase in the number of TV programs aimed at children whose goal is to teach conflict resolution?<br /><br />The theory was that in order to teach conflict resolution, these shows had to also model conflict to be resolved. The author found that the majority of the show's time (I think it was 75-95%) dealt with introducing and developing the conflict leaving only a few minutes at the end of the program (after many of the children had already lost interest in the program) modeling a resolution to the conflict. Rather than the shows providing these children with the means to resolve conflict, they were providing ideas for new ways to bully others and other negative behaviors. <br /><br />Some shows spent the entire time setting up a conflict and never resolving it. The assumption being that an adult was watching the show with the child and would provide the needed discussion about the proper means of handling the situation presented in the show. <br /><br />I wonder if the correlation being made between increased time = increased bullying, weight, educational sloth/ ignorance is an accurate one. I wonder if there is more of a correlation between increased screen time and decreased parental involvement. Could that be the real impetus behind the bullying, overeating, lack of exercise, and lack of academic dedication/ processing? I would be interested to learn if there is any difference in students with equal daily screen time but various degrees of parental involvement in the orchestration of that screen time.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249055928245806106noreply@blogger.com