While the study focused solely on how the amount of time spent in front of the TV affects a child's self-esteem, the programs likely are what give white boys a confidence boost, said Amy Jordan, director of the Media and the Developing Child sector of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
Most studies on the effects of television on kids have focused on the quantity of time the child watches TV.
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The Institute of Medicine has found strong evidence that TV watching is associated with child obesity.
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Anderson and her co-author are unable to say with any certainty that eating dinner together more often, getting more sleep, and watching less TV will help any given child lose weight, because of the other factors that may contribute to a child's obesity (or that may protect normal-weight children from becoming obese).
If a recruiter calls you, don't try to hold a conversation with your TV blaring in the background or your child screaming on your lap.
"We don't know who was eating dinner with the kids, what kind of TV was watched, or how well the child slept, " she says.
As I finished my stories, TV reported that an 8-year-old child was one of those killed.
Twelve policemen and a child are among those killed, Pakistani satellite TV channel Geo News reports.
But Bradley goes around talking about the shame of child poverty and the medically uninsured as if the TV show everyone's yapping about were called Who Wants to Be a Humanitarian?
In the end, there is no program or policy that can substitute for a parent, for a mother or father who will attend those parent-teacher conferences, or help with homework, or turn off the TV, put away the video games, read to their child.
The more a child exercises, the more time they can spend watching TV.
The students from Philip Morant School and College in Colchester worked throughout the day on several TV pieces about a range of subjects from a Madonna-mad fan to child evacuees.
So while it's likely best for parents, regardless of their child's race or gender, to keep a mindful eye on TV consumption, Harrison and Martins' research suggests it's especially important for parents of girls and African-American boys.
Take some steps to prevent a repeat performance: Install a lock on your bedroom door, encourage kids to knock, play soft music or the TV for white noise at night, and schedule "private parent time" when your child knows not to disturb you.
Tips on the site include, for example, an idea for organizing your grocery list with OneNote on your phone, a pointer on how to pick the right-sized TV for your living room, and ways to use Office applications to help plan a child's birthday party.
Harrison, whose 6-year-old daughter is only permitted to watch TV at home on Friday nights, said the rules would be the same regardless of the sex of her child.
As a child, Riggs stayed up late one night to watch David Lynch's drama The Elephant Man on TV.
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