Is television a positive influence on children?

by Assassin~ Badass Buzz Guru Posted 2012/05/31 14:17:21

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	Yes	29 votes	46%
	No	34 votes	54%

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Larissa Haig 2012/06/07 00:44:05

Yes

it can be and it can also be a bad influence

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baxter 2012/06/06 13:59:09

Yes

THATS how they learn bad things and get up 2 trouble when thay are older

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PumpkinMuncher 2012/06/03 17:14:45

No

For the most part no but there are some educational programs that are good. But the TV should not be the babysitter

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Ronzo 2012/06/02 05:26:23

No

TV is to perverted and filled with trash, to many cheap ass talk shows, I miss the family oriented movies, the westerns, tv is on a slide strait to hell.

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mrdog 2012/06/01 08:00:28

Yes

But parents must control the channels...bark

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beach bum 2012/06/01 05:33:31

Yes

depending on what they watch

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Night 2012/06/01 02:46:45

Yes

It can be. It depends on what they watch and for how long. Moderation is the key.

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Sister Jean 2012/06/01 01:22:14

No

very little is Sesame St.is OK

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Catch224u 2012/05/31 23:55:14

No

+1
It's a baby sitter

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La 2012/05/31 23:46:43

No

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It *can* be. It depends what they are watching. Cartoons and trash, no. Informative stuff, yes. But they should still be doing creative play/outside play a lot more than watching tv.

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fairiefang -annoying fashio... 2012/05/31 23:44:09

No

Depends on what you let them watch and how much/often you let them watch.

I wouldn't let young kid watch more than an hour or 2 on weekdays and maybe a little extra time on weekends to reward positive behavior. Actually I think for really young kids it's best used as a reward over being a regular day to day activity. If I ever have kids I'm going to try and brainwash them into being bookworms^_^

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Nomad58 2012/05/31 23:27:13

No

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This is like asking if Drinking & Racing the Indy 500 is a good idea.

Even the children's shows are mindless nonsense used as a distraction while mom, dad, or the babysitter are doing something else.

For the older Kids, show me a positive values show on the Networks. Reality TV is tripe.
The CSI shows make everyone think most murders are solved on forensics.
Sitcoms are nothing more than one sex pun/conquest after the other with elders as comedy relief.

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S8 2012/05/31 23:01:12

Yes

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Sometimes. Not in general because the word "television" nowadays I associate with more commercial and that leads kids ( and not only them ) to "consumerism" .

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Gunner 2012/05/31 21:43:38

No

+1
First, kids these days spend way too much time in front of the boob tube. They would benefit much more running around outside, discovering the many uses of a stick, looking for bugs, playing childhood games and sports with other kids, starting a rock collection, riding bicycles, exploring the woods, building forts, etc. Secondly, there's just too much
crap on TV.

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Ray the Dog! 2012/05/31 21:22:19

No

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There are,of course, some tv programmes that have a positive influence on children but in my opinion most programmes have a negative-sometimes even malign -influence on them.

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KarenInKenoshaWisconsin 2012/05/31 19:47:40

Yes

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It was for me but then we didn't watch much and only watched National Geographic & Wild Kingdom on a regular basis. Oh, and Star Trek now and then. That was it.

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Heisenberg 2012/05/31 19:44:51

Yes

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That all depends on the show. Sponge Bob I'm told isn't appropriate for little kids but more so for 6 to 10 year olds. I have no problem with my niece and nephew watching Sesame Street though.

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MJ 2012/05/31 19:39:48

No

very little positive influence

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Ryoka∞Boy 2012/05/31 19:27:00

No

+1
Definetelly no.

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jflip 2012/05/31 19:14:46

No

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With the kinds of cartoons of this day and age, no.

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Flowers 2012/05/31 19:10:01

No

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There are alot of really shallow shows geared towards kids these days. I try to exclude them, but it's basically impossible. I do instead teach her right from wrong and hope what she learns doesn't overpower my lessons. Pretty much every show on disney is about older kids but geared towards younger ones.

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Jackal 2012/05/31 19:07:21

Yes

Yes and no.

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Inquisitve Kat 2012/05/31 19:00:24

No

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Not in general... and even the 'positive' shows should be used more as an accompanying tool than as a primary influence.

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lolo 2012/05/31 18:35:18

No

+1
makes em lazy. Playing outside is better.

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me being me 2012/05/31 18:29:26

Yes

+2
Depends on what they're watching.

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Jack's Pearl 2012/05/31 18:28:22

Yes

+2
PBS is awesome! So are they on the computer.

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Horace 2012/05/31 17:08:19

No

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Like everything else, its a mixed bag, some programming can be beneficial, but most of the so called children's programming probably makes kids dumber. I also find it troubling how much more time the tv spends with kids than their parents do.

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HarleyCharley 2012/05/31 17:03:39

Yes

+2
it can be good or bad....

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Caedus01 Sith Lord of the P... 2012/05/31 16:12:50 (edited)

Yes

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It used to be

It still can be. But I feel soooooo bad because Rita Moreno looked sort of hot dressed up as Little bo Peep

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*Mahogany Goddess of P.H.A.E.T 2012/05/31 16:05:07

No

+5
Unless it's:

Those types of programs.

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MR. 2012/05/31 15:28:00 (edited)

No

*When I turn the channels what do I see? *(Things that should "not be viewed by" the child in me!)

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wolf sloan 2012/05/31 15:02:26

No

+3
overall, no

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Christopher Kirchen 2012/05/31 14:47:22

Yes

+1
There should be an "in some cases" option;PBS is positive.

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CCRNRT 2012/05/31 14:19:26

Yes

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But that is depending what they are allowed to watch and assuming they are being monitored

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