What’s worse: TV or the Internet?
This very interesting article from an AP writer asked what’s worse… the all-consuming Facebook and the Internet that attract today’s youth, or the mindless sitcoms of Gilligan’s Island and The Brady Bunch that their parents imbibed?
What’s your opinion…?
Either way, PC Pandora will let you know if your kids are spending a bit too much time on the Internet… and it will let you know how they are spending that time… Check out the article below…
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October 31, 2010
Are texting and Facebook worse for teens than TV?
By Beth J. Harpaz, Associated Press
NEW YORK — Let’s face it: Teenagers spend hours texting, socializing on Facebook and playing video games. And it’s driving their parents nuts.
Sure, there are real dangers associated with all this screen time — everything from cyberbullying to couch-potato obesity. Not to mention driving while texting, shortened attention spans and Internet porn.
But many of today’s parents spent hours as kids sitting in front of screens too — only they were TV screens.
Which raises an interesting question: Is Facebook really worse for teenagers’ brains than the mindless reruns of “Gilligan’s Island” and “The Brady Bunch” that their parents consumed growing up? Read more ›