Posts tagged childhood

Study: TV and games linked to attention problems in school

by Mike Schramm (Jul 7th 2010 5:30AM)

[Image credit: dospaz] A new study conducted by researchers at Iowa State University recently found that viewing television and playing video games were both associated with greater attention problems among young children. The study, which appeared in Pedatrics recently, followed the television and ...

UK McDonald's chief blames game industry for obesity

by Kyle Orland (Jan 9th 2008 2:00PM)

We're used to scientists, the government and even beverage companies taking the game industry to task for contributing to the childhood obesity epidemic. But now there's a new, even more unlikely source using gaming as an obesity scapegoat -- McDonald's. Talking to the London Times, McDonald's UK ...

The 'death of childhood'? Blame games, say UK childcare experts

by Jennie Lees (Sep 12th 2006 6:56PM)

An open letter in the UK's Daily Telegraph newspaper condemns "junk culture" -- junk food, junk entertainment and a fast-moving culture -- for its effect on children, with sombre phrases like "ruining our children" and "the death of childhood" weighing down its paragraphs. From the letter: ...