American youth spend more time with the media than with any single activity other than sleeping.
Influences of television are being felt in nearly every home in the United States. In the Pediatrics Associations medical journal, Pediatrics, doctors have warned, TV viewing by children can lead to violent behavior, apathy, obesity, lower metabolism, and decreased imagination. The latest annual Media in the Home survey, conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, resulted, The average child in the United States spends 25 hours a week in front of the television. Children who view television can have gains in the loss of grasp on reality, the acceptance and portrayal of violence, the acceptance of non-marital sex, the embodiment of greed, the personal loss of contentedness, lowered educational advancement, and distorted views of role models. It is the Christian parents responsibility to raise their kids in a way that God would value.