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Maybe I’m the last in the know on this. But it was a pretty shocking news bit to me today, especially considering it’s from 2005!

I’ve always been a believer in the less is more aspect of TV. I’ve heard the studies linking it to violence and ADHD, risk taking behavior even some say, promiscuity. This is the first time I’ve heard a specific age where it seems to make the most difference. Our son is about to turn 4, and he’s just started to play some video games, his sister was raised on the Vsmile and Leapfrog devices, and Santa brought a playstation 2 for her this year. He gets very stressed and even brought to tears with the thought of “the green guy getting him” on Batman Lego, to something with a top hat around the corner in a spongebob game.

I’m pulling the plug and coming up with a unique way to limit all TV time, video games included. Have you tried anything that changed things in your household?

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