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This 3 page paper discusses whether TV is good or bad for children, and argues that it is both and like anything, should be used in moderation. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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and argues that in moderation, it can be entertaining and informative but too much viewing is unhealthy. Discussion In her now-classic novel The Plug-In Drug, Marie Winn explains why television
can be bad for children. She begins with a basic fact but one which is easily overlooked. Television is an exciting and stimulating medium, and we frequently get caught up
in the adventures the characters are having, to the point where we feel that we too are in that spaceship, climbing that mountain, about to open the door and find
that body, and so on. But thats not whats happening: " ... one is always watching television when one is watching television rather than having any other experience" (Winn 3).
[Emphasis in original]. Winn also notes that when a parent lobbying group called Action for Childrens Television (ACT) came along, people were overjoyed; they felt that they could put pressure
on the industry to create programs suitable for children (Winn). But this begs several questions, the main one being, is it really the needs of the children that are being
considered here, or is it the needs of the parents, who want to find "a convenient source of amusement for their children and a moment of quiet for themselves" (Winn
6). The answer seems obvious when its put like that, and Winn argues that it is the desire of parents to assuage their "gnawing anxieties about the possible effects of
hours of quiet, passive television watching that underlies their desire to make those hours less overtly repugnant" (Winn 6). Winn also points out that childrens needs are quite different from
those of adults and that television stifles opportunities for children; at a time when they should be turning outward and interacting with others, they are instead turning inward and sitting
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