Just 20 percent of children in upper-income homes have TVs in their room, versus 64 percent from lower-income homes.

posted October 27th, 2011 at 3:30pm in Toddler

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or at least upper income parents know better than to admit it 10-27-2011 3:31pm +4 likes
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interesting statistic 10-27-2011 3:31pm
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how old are these kids? I think its fine for older kids 10-27-2011 3:31pm
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- of course you do 10-27-2011 3:32pm
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  - what's wrong with a 12yo having a tv in her room? 10-27-2011 3:33pm
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    - Seriously? 10-27-2011 3:33pm
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      - yes, I had one and watched it at night after homework for an hour or so, no big deal 10-27-2011 3:34pm
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Of course. Better educated people eschew excessive screens. 10-27-2011 3:31pm
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fortunately ipads are portable, so if you buy those for each of your kids, they're not technically TVs in their rooms 10-27-2011 3:32pm
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- Because all upper-income households have at least 1 iPad per kid 10-27-2011 3:33pm
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  - i was only speaking personally. i would never, ever put a tv in my kid's room. but they do watch the ipad in there from time to time...just pondering 10-27-2011 3:34pm
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- riiight. but we don't so that. lol 10-27-2011 3:35pm
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  - My dh is the only one with an ipad in our house. 10-27-2011 3:37pm
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Source:...(more) 10-27-2011 3:33pm
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/zero-eight-childrens-media-use-america
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you're very good at cutting and pasting 10-27-2011 3:34pm
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- Why, thank you. 10-27-2011 3:39pm
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We are dirt poor and don't have a tv 10-27-2011 3:35pm
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