Our sons have learned to entertain themselves because there is no TV to do it for them. Currently one son is learning from library books how to raise brine shrimp to feed his goldfish fresh, high protein food. Creative activities forge a tight bond between parents and children through working and learning together. The California Department of Education recently released results of a survey of sixth graders and high school seniors that indicate the more a student watches television the worse he or she does in school. The survey of 530,000 students conducted during the 197980 school year showed that TV viewing affected test scores across all social, economic, and racial lines.
Studies reveal a very large number of students say that they do.
A consistent, godly atmosphere in the home. Family members are freed from television's constant bombardment of unbiblical values, practices, and lifestyles which challenge and contradict that which is taught in the Christian home and the Bible-preaching church. Consistent biblical teaching and living are essential in fostering maximum spiritual growth and development. Dr. Sidney Berman, former president of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, states that television encourages confrontation and alienation on the part of children toward their parents' values and moral code, undermining the parents' child-rearing responsibilities. Used by permission.