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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Several generations have grown up watching TV and playing video games. Is it really so different? Sure, I would prefer my kids do activities that don’t involve screens most of the time. But they have also learned a lot from watching shows about history, nature, etc.[/quote]

I think there are a lot of differences between tv and games from years ago vs those of today.

When I was a kid, the tv programs I liked came on once a week for 30 minutes (20, if you don’t count commercials). Today, you can watch multiple episodes in a row for hours upon hours. Binge watching is the norm now, but it was unheard of when I was a kid. Plus the picture quality was terrible and the screens were smaller so it wasn’t as addicting. Tv shows have also changed- compare the slow pace of mister Rogers to the shows of today, with all the colors, flashes, action, and scene changes.

Same with video games. I only had a couple, and they were pretty simple and slow paced. They could hold my attention for 20-30 minutes, maybe an hour on a rainy day. Today there are hundreds of games available that are designed to be addicting by going at a fast pace, having a lot of noises and colors, hundreds of levels, etc.

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I grew up in the 80s and spent nearly all my free time watching TV.  On weekends it's pretty much all I would do from age 3-18.  Smurfs, sitcoms, etc. were some of the TV shows I watched but I would watch hour after hour of cartoons on Saturday mornings.  I don't think all that TV watching has had any negative effects.  I agree though that many of today's kids shows are more fast-paced.  Our kids don't get any Internet and ipads only for travel.  [/quote]

My kids watch the new Duck Tales
I told them how I used to watch it and Tail Spin. 
I showed them the old theme song. It’s the same lyrics and melody but the production comparison is obviously different. 
If you have time, google the Duck Tales new theme & the old theme.

The old one seems so slow and sad. Again, same melody.

But if you remember back to that time, it would have been a very exciting and fast song! I can put myself back there and remember it that way.

All in all, it’s not only screens but also the ADD/over production[/quote]

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