A recent telephone survey of nearly 1000 parents found that:
Children six months to six years old spend about two hours per day watching television and videos which is about the same amount of time they spend playing outside.
Children six months to six years old spend an average of 39 minutes per day either reading or being read to.
By the time the children in the survey were six years old, nearly half had used a computer and 30% had played a video game.
Forty-three percent of the parents survey believed television helped their children learn; 72% said computers helped with learning.
American Family Physician, 2/15/04.
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