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New
Study Details Children's Media Use
Media use is central in the lives of very young children,
and a recently released study by the Kaiser Family Foundation
substantiates this finding. Based on a national survey
of parents of children six months to six years, the
study found that parents used electronic media to "manage
busy schedules, keep the peace, and facilitate family
routines such as eating, relaxing, and falling asleep."
More than eight in ten children used media in a typical
day, watching an average of two hours a day.
Educational media received a big vote of confidence
from parents who felt their children learned positive
behaviors and skills. One in three children had a
TV in their bedroom, with parents most commonly saying
they wanted to free up TVs in other parts of the house
for their own use. In this age of media dominance,
the National Institute on Media and the Family urges
all parents to be MediaWise. Healthy media habits
leads to healthy kids. For more tips and resources
see www.mediafamily.org
The report, The Media Family: Electronic Media
in the Lives of Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers, and
Their Parents can be found at www.kff.org.
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