Watching television is associated with less time spent doing homework and other important school activities. If you watch television late at night it may interfere with your sleep, resulting in your feeling tired at school the following day. Excessive television watching is associated with poor grades in school, and poor scores on reading writing and mathematics exams. There is a clear association between increased use of alcohol and cigarettes and watching ads for them on television. The way that sex is portrayed on television may be misleading.
Relationships form very quickly and are fairly casual.
This may be confusing for teens. Teens who watched the most television had the highest rate of sexual experiences and pregnancy. There is evidence that shows that television shows on teen suicide and news reports on teen suicide lead to an increase in teen suicide. Teens who watch the most television are the least physically fit. The information contained in this web site is provided for informational use only and shall not be construed to be individualized medical advice.