Crayola has activities for you online for National turn Off Week.
After reading about cartoonist Pulitzer Prize winner
Michael Ramirez, drawing doesn't seem like such a bad idea!
Here are some facts about TV:
# minutes / week average child watches TV: 1,680
# minutes / week parents spend in meaningful conversation with
their children: 38.5
% of children who have TV's in their bedrooms: 50
% of day care centers that use TV during a typical day: 70
A poll performed by the Associated Press in August 2007
reported that one-quarter of all Americans have not read a book in
the past year.
"The picture on the TV changes every five or six seconds, either by
changing the camera angle or cutting to an entirely new scene,"
writes Moody. "One researcher refers to these events as jolts per
minute, noting that as time is cut up, the brain is conditioned to
change at the expense of continuity of thought.
Americans spends 170 minutes/day watching TV,
101 min/day driving & <19 br="br" day="day" exercising.="exercising." min="min">
U.S. Congress says Jan 2009 analog broadcast signals will be switched off. All TV transmission will be produced digitally. Without some type of converter box non-digital TV will be useless. So in 2009 -- let your TV die a natural death.
La Diva's Spring 08 Issue comes out April 20th
Just in time for Turn off TV week!
Read more at www.LaDivaLatina.com
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