News Archive
Don't blame obesity on TV, say scientists
Friday 23. of March 2007By: Daily Telegraph
Watching a lot of TV or spending hours playing computer games does not turn teenagers into couch potatoes, psychologists say. New research suggests children who spend longer than average in front of the television are just a...
Playing Games
Wednesday 18. of April 2007By: BBFC
Video games tend to polarise opinions in a way that other entertainment media do not. People who do not play them cannot understand their attraction and that lack of understanding can lead to some games being demonised. While...
Children's TV is social poison, says top novelist
Sunday 27. of May 2007By: The Guardian
Philip Pullman, the Whitbread award-winning author of His Dark Materials, has condemned children's television as 'social poison', treating its audience as marketing opportunities while portraying them as dangerous and feral.
Teachers call for YouTube ban over 'cyber-bullying'
Sunday 29. of July 2007By: The Guardian
Teachers are demanding that YouTube, the hugely popular video sharing website, be closed down for refusing to remove violent, threatening and sexual content involving children and staff. Members of the Professional Association...
Brown widens review of impact media violence has on children
Wednesday 05. of September 2007By: The Guardian
The SocietyGuardian Healthy Kids Summit Monday October 15 2007, London Keynote speaker - Ed Balls, secretary of state for children, schools and families. Are you concerned about where our next generation is heading?
Kids behaving badly after just two hours’ TV
Sunday 30. of September 2007By: The Sunday Times
YOUNG children who watch more than two hours of television a day show clear signs of bad behaviour, lower social skills and disrupted sleep patterns, a study has found, writes Steven Swinford.
Children 'recover' from TV harm
Monday 01. of October 2007By: BBC News
Toddlers who watch too much television are more likely to suffer later behavioural problems - but the damage can be reversed, say researchers.