Set Free Childhood: Parents' Survival Guide for Coping with Computers and TV
Do electronic media demands conflict with the real needs of \ children?\ Children today watch TV and use computers for five hours \ daily on average. They are also \ exhibiting record levels of learning difficulties, obesity, eating disorders, \ sleep problems, language delay and aggressive behavior. This book shows you how to counter the \ TV and computer screen culture and create a calmer, more enjoyable family life. \ Set Free Childhood presents convincing research on how the...
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Do electronic media demands conflict with the real needs of children? Children today watch TV and use computers for five hours daily on average. They are also exhibiting record levels of learning difficulties, obesity, eating disorders, sleep problems, language delay and aggressive behavior. This book shows you how to counter the TV and computer screen culture and create a calmer, more enjoyable family life. Set Free Childhood presents convincing research on how the TV tunes out the brain, relates why doctors and educators say the later the better for electronic media use and provides successful media coping strategies for families to prevent electronic addiction.
AcknowledgementsivForewordv1.Television, Computers, and the Age of E-Overload12.'Disturbing Observations' Watching Your Child Watching the Television153.The Secrets of Child Development334.Physical Hazards of Screen Culture I Effects on the Brain and the Senses515.Physical Hazards II Light and Movement Injuries776.Social Hazards of Screen Culture I Addiction, Play, Advertising, and Anti-social behaviour937.Social Hazards II Cognitive and Learning Effects1198.Growing up with Screen Culture When Should Children Start?1359.Limiting Exposure to the Electronic Media14910.Coping Strategies for Families with Older Children (7 and over)16311.Reclaiming Childhood for Children175Footnotes and References189Bibliography198Resources200Appendix 1Protecting Children on the Internet202Appendix 2Campaign to Ban Advertising to Children206Appendix 3Movement, Health and Ergonomic Tips for Computer Use211Appendix 4Holistic Learning in Early Childhood: The Hawthorn Press 'Early Years' Series218
