I do my best to discourage my children from watching television..In other words when they ask I say "no". They do get to watch a little television. But whenever I can, I do not allow the kids to veg out in front of the t.v. I found a great article on the effects of television on children and adolescents. I posted just the results and conclusion of the study.
Association of Television Viewing During Childhood With Poor Educational Achievement
Robert J. Hancox, MD; Barry J. Milne, MSc; Richie Poulton, PhD
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005;159:614-618.
http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/159/7/614
Results The mean time spent watching television during childhood and adolescence was significantly associated with leaving school without qualifications and negatively associated with attaining a university degree. Risk ratios for each hour of television viewing per weeknight, adjusted for IQ and sex, were 1.43 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.24-1.65) and 0.75 (95% CI, 0.67-0.85), respectively (both, P<.001). The findings were similar in men and women and persisted after further adjustment for socioeconomic status and early childhood behavioral problems. Television viewing during childhood (ages 5-11 years) and adolescence (ages 13 and 15 years) had adverse associations with later educational achievement. However, adolescent viewing was a stronger predictor of leaving school without qualifications, whereas childhood viewing was a stronger predictor of non attainment of a university degree.
Conclusions Television viewing in childhood and adolescence is associated with poor educational achievement by 26 years of age. Excessive television viewing in childhood may have long-lasting adverse consequences for educational achievement and subsequent socioeconomic status and well-being
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