Commercials Can Expose Kids to Violence
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NEW YORK  - Janet Jackson's wardrobe  malfunction may have grabbed the most attention at the last  Super Bowl, but a new study puts the spotlight on children's  exposure to violence in commercials aired during that and other  major sporting events.
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Should babies and toddlers be exposed to television at all? Is there any chance that they could actually learn from the screen?
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Before you go holiday shopping, children&#39;s safety groups said you should check their lists twice to find out which toys could hurt your kids.
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By MARK CZERWINSKI  Perhaps you saw the story in Wednesday's paper about the little boy in Middletown who was attacked by a coyote while playing outside a neighbor's house. It was random, non-provoked, and, quite frankly, frightening.
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By Valerie Kuklenski\\ Staff Writer  While angry viewers send e-mails and snail mails, sign petitions and carry signs objecting to language, sex and violence on the big networks, a coalition of pretty powerful advertisers is doing something to improve what's on TV.
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(HealthDayNews) -- Last month's devastating tsunamis in Asia are saturating the television airwaves with images that can disturb children.
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In new experiments for NBC, people are observed as they watch commercials in fast-forward mode.
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Children's nursery rhymes contain 10  times more violence than British television shows broadcast  before the country's 9 p.m. "watershed" after which more adult  content can be shown, research published on Thursday said.
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Children's nursery rhymes contain 10 times more violence than British television shows broadcast before the country's 9 p.m. "watershed" after which more adult content can be shown, research published on Thursday said.
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The spectral image that has haunted this presidential campaign finally surfaced last weekend on television with an attack ad of his own.
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DAVID HARDAKER: In Iraq a series of car bomb attacks in quick succession has claimed the lives of more children than any other attack since the conflict began 17 months ago.
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Noisy toys could be doing more harm than simply driving haggard parents up the wall. A new study suggests they could also be damaging children&#39;s&#39; hearing.
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After being in the news more times than I have actually watched the news, the discussion about how bad are violent video games for minors, is back in session.
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CHICAGO -- Inappropriate advertising contributes to many kids' ills, from obesity to anorexia, to drinking booze and having sex too soon, and Congress should crack down on it, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.
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Gabe: You might have seen this story on CNN about the teens that murdered a homeless guy and then equated it to the sort of thrill one might get from a violent video game. There will be plenty of articles focusing on these kids and their crime. I"d like to take a second and talk about the parents of these teenagers instead. It is the job of a parent to teach their children certain rules. Obviously the rules themselves and the emphasis each family places on them will vary, but there are certain universal constants that these parents obviously failed to pass on.
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Parents heading out to buy holiday gifts, listen up. There&#39;s a warning out Wednesday about extremely violent and explicit video games.
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By Jim DeBrosse Staff Writer  For parents losing the war against children who spend too much time in front of TVs, video games and computers, there are high- tech weapons available to fight back.