Well, that's the thing, isn't it? Why do anti-TV campaigners assume that people with TVs have them so they can stare vacantly at the screen for hours on end while they stuff themselves with Doritos?

Joyce: They don't do studies like that. If they did, it wouldn't be on TV:.) Want to find out which corporations own the TV stations and newspapers and such? Check out www.projectcensored.org But

Hi, Joanne Here's something that might be of interest: Natural Consequences http://www.takingchildrenseriously.com/natural_consequences Bob <seagullcaller@...> wrote: Recently, my son (6) and I

Joyce wrote: Wow, are you comparing my criticism of TV to hateful thoughts about other races? You must really love TV to be that extreme about defending it. Some people defend drinking like

What was inaccurate? Incorrect. What was inaccurate? What is true? "In short, video games made better soldiers and sailors faster, safer and cheaper. For some game-developers, the new target-market is

Thank you all for your perspectives on the topic. I have enjoyed the thought provoking stories and opinions you have shared. I have learned more about being a parent and unschooler. But there are

-=-Let me clarify somewhat--It seems that certain commercials which air on stations that are geared toward children try to make it seem as though kids need this or that toy in order to be

"In any case, it bothers me that sometimes after viewing these commercials, my children will say "Can we get that?" and when I say no, and explain why I made that decision (for the expense of it, for

I read but rarely post. But I think it is time that I do so. Recently, my son (6) and I were in a restaurant with a friend. He wanted multiple plates of food, since each food was to be on a

-=-Maybe "valid decision" was the wrong phrase to use! I simply meant that if someone decides not to have a television in their home that's fine with me-=- It's fine with me if they're not

Thank you for pointing out the fact that I wasn't very mindful of my statement and made an incorrect broad generalization. I did not mean to sound as though I think all advertising is bad (especially

I see your point. Maybe "valid decision" was the wrong phrase to use! I simply meant that if someone decides not to have a television in their home that's fine with me, just don't try to convince me

OMG! I was just thinking that! Well they are for us for sure!!!!! Note the exclamation points. I remember growing up without tv and internet, but I wouldn't subject that onto my kids. I've done

-=-The thing is, I don't see tv going away, or the internet, so I don't see how limiting it and calling it bad is going to make a whole lot of difference. Once a child is 18, there is very little a

interest. Well this person deals in comics. My daughter who has never ever been controlled in her tv viewing, or internet, doesn't watch a lot of tv. She does watch anime, and from anime, really

-=-The logic of this, though, is troubling-=- And the statement of it troubled me. "Sometimes" they want "everything"? When parents make statements about children without carefully and

The logic of this, though, is troubling. How about if we put it this way, "I don't want my husband to want a new set of golf clubs so I am going to set up his life so that he never even knows golf

I used to be a Marshall McLuhan fan - many years ago. But I now think that he pulled much of his philosophy out of thin air - and it just isn't the same air that I'm breathing these days. Neil

Ah! a little Google/Yahoo searching and I have my answer: http://www.geocities.com/independentmediaroom/ You're a book dealer. An independent book dealer, at that. I'd say that's a vested

I *think* it was valid for us when we lived way out in the country and had nothing but rabbit ears and couldn't get much in the way of reception and couldn't afford the cable. LOL ;-) (Which we now