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From: hsc@mtuxo.UUCP (h.cohen)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: kids without TV
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Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 14:00:08 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 17 14:00:08 1985
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Our 5-year-old has rarely watched "live" TV since we got a VCR
three years ago.   We tape shows we approve (many from cable),
and he selects from the tapes.  Small children like to see
the same show over and over.  Some material, in fact, is beyond
them if it must be taken in one gulp; a little at a time is the
way to go with long, dramatic, or difficult material.
Also, Samuel has always felt free to turn off a show in the middle,
or to skip over a scary part.  He is much more in control because
of the VCR, and much less in thrall to the TV.


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