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A funny survey about kids & computers aimed at getting you to think!

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1. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of 2010, children aged 8-18 spend an average daily media time (television, music, print, phone, computer- including "multitasking" or at the same time):

2. Television is the most utilized of the different media, but the computer is catching up. On average, children watch ___ hours per day of television:

3. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children, especially aged 14 years and younger, have access to no more than 2 hours of screen time per day and be monitored. This is because:

The child shouldn't have all the fun.
If the child is not monitored, they may miss a cool re-run of "The A-Team."
Studies associate more than 2 hours screen time daily to behavioral, developmental, social, academic, and physical functioning problems in children.
When you say "monitoring my child" do you mean I am in the same room Facebooking on my laptop?

4. In general, the more time a child 14 years and younger spends in front of the television or computer, the more likely he or she will:

Learn to successfully maneuver the complicated and always changing social world of a teen.
Develop life-long skills such as playing the piano or woodworking.
Be overweight.
Become an honor roll student.

5. Some researchers have found that the potential for a child to _____ may be directly proportional to the amount of time the child spent in front of the TV before age 2.

6. Children under 12 who watch scary movies or television shows:

Are fully aware that what they see is fake.
Tend to be less violent or aggressive.
Are more likely to be frightened, have bad dreams, anxious feelings, feel afraid to be alone, and miss school.
Can't wait for their first over-nighter at camp.

7. Violent media have:

8. Co-viewing a violent show with a child or playing a violent video game together can help reduce the potential for the child to become aggressive from the exposure. This likely occurs because:

9. Cyberbullying is:

10. I can help prevent or manage cyber-bullying by:

11. In a survey of over 4,000 teens performed by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Hyper-texting, defined as sending 120 or more text messages during a school day, resulted in:

12. True or False: There are positive aspects to media exposure for children.

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