I saw a report that stated kids were watching less TV and I got excited until it said they were watching shows on mobile devices, which is basically the same thing. Semantics. This article provides insight into a huge problem in the United States: too many people spend too much time watching television! I found these numbers to be staggering, but they explained a lot:
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/average-american-watches-5-hours-tv-day-article-1.1711954
Big Dreamer
This article does not touch on the science of TV and why … The concept of brains wave entrainment and the alpha state only begins to reveal what’s going on …
Thank you for reading!
The increase with age makes sense – as people get older they often become more sedentary. I wonder how they acquired the stats. I’ve heard older people will leave their tv on for company/noise to help alleviate loneliness etc. I use to, trying not to these days, just leave ours on as background when I’m crafting or whatever.
Nielsen is the company that monitors television ratings in the US. They collect all the television data.
Ever since I read your post about 4 stars for TV as the cause of bad habits, I have tried to stop watching it. Today I gave in and watched TV for half an hour- I hope to stop even this soon. Thank you so much for advising me.
You will thank yourself for having done so! Great for You!!