This Essay Talks about the Effects of Television on Children in America

Children today have more outlets to view television through cable, pay-per view, and home movies. Many homes often have more than one T.V unlike when our parents were growing up. Television shows are one of the contributing factors to behaviors in children. Recently, the Annenberg Public Policy Center has placed focus on this issue because the majority of children's behaviors are influenced by television. Three negative effects of television on children are poor school performance, increase in violent activities, and early ideas about sex.
Too much television watching can affect children's school performance. The average child in United States spends about 25 hours a week in television, according to the latest annual media in the home survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center.…