Television 10 or 15 years ago had limits, and now there are no limits. Approved programs for Corinne and Eleanor generally include offerings from the cable educational channels, PBS, a movie now and then, and maybe some '60s sitcom reruns. Like the Goodwins, the Wahlbergs try to structure their children's lives to make television just one distraction amid many fun, enriching activities. Both families are also concerned with the culture television creates. The hours some people spend in front of the TV set add up to a real-life problem.
People get so caught up in TV they think that the fiction is the reality.
That affects the way children go out into the world. It's the community. Rolf Goodwin agrees. Rolf sees shunning television not as an act of denial or sacrifice from entertainment but rather an embracing of life. 8765 w. higgins rd.