Summary: In most American homes, children from ages 2 to 18 spend most of their time watching TV. Also, most kids have TV's in their bedrooms, along with the following: DVD players, VCR players, Cable TV, Satellite TV, and Premium Channels. Most of the older children have no restrictions on their TV time; having said that, 51% of those households have their TV's on most of the time-due to no TV restrictions.
Quote: "TV viewing among kids is at an eight-year high. On average, children ages 2-5 spend 32 hours a week in front of a TV—watching television, DVDs, DVR and videos, and using a game console. Kids ages 6-11 spend about 28 hours a week in front of the TV. The vast majority of this viewing (97%) is of live TV [1].71% of 8- to 18-year-olds have a TV in their bedroom [1a]; 54% have a DVD/VCR player, 37% have cable/satellite TV, and 20% have premium channels [2]...In about two-thirds of households, the TV is "usually" on during meals [3]. In 53% of households of 7th- to 12th-graders, there are no rules about TV watching [4].In 51% of households, the TV is on "most" of the time [5]"
Paraphrase: The TV watching amount for kids is at an all time high. Children, from ages 2-5, spend their time in front of a television at an average of 32 hours per week. Children from ages 6-11 waste a total of 28 hours of their week watching TV. Most of the shows (97%) is live television. About 71 percent of 8-18 year old kids posses a television in their rooms:54% of them have a DVD player and 37percent of them have cable or satellite. A television is usually on during breakfast, lunch, or dinner in 2/3's of houses. Most older kids do not have restrictions on their television watching; so, their TV's are on for the majority of the time.
Citation: Boyse, Kyla. "Television and Children." (2010): 1. Web. 11 Nov 2010. <http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/tv.htm>.
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