A decline in supervision is not the entire story. Even in the fifties there were undersupervised children . . . who nevertheless did not become pregnant at thirteen . . . and who did not smoke anything stronger than an… — Marie Winn Copy Share Image
It is among the ranks of school-age children, those six- to twelve-year-olds who once avidly filled their free moments with childhood play, that the greatest change is evident. In the place of traditional, sometimes ancient childhood games that were still popular a generation ago, in the place of fantasy and make- believe play . . . today's children have substituted… — Marie Winn Copy Share
Again and again parents describe...the trancelike nature of their children's television watching. The child's facial expression is transformed. The jaw is relaxed and hangs… — Marie Winn Copy Share Image
Television's contribution to family life has been an equivocal one. For while it has, indeed, kept the members of the family from dispersing, it… — Marie Winn Copy Share Image
The upshot of pervasive public belief in the uncontrollable sexuality of teenagers, and even of pre-teenagers, is that parents arehalf-hearted in their efforts to… — Marie Winn Copy Share Image
A disturbing possibility exists that the television experience has not merely blurred the distinctions between the real and the unreal for steady viewers, but… — Marie Winn Copy Share Image
In its effect on family relationships, in its facilitation of parental withdrawal from an active role in the socialization of their children, and in… — Marie Winn Copy Share Image
[Television viewing] is a one-way transaction that requires the taking in of particular sensory material in a particular way, no matter what the material… — Marie Winn Copy Share Image
Without conjuring up fantasies of bygone eras with family games and long, leisurely meals, the question arises: isn't there a better family life available… — Marie Winn Copy Share Image
A decline in supervision is not the entire story. Even in the fifties there were undersupervised children . . . who nevertheless did not… — Marie Winn Copy Share Image
The new concept of the child as equal and the new integration of children into adult life has helped bring about a gradual but… — Marie Winn Copy Share Image
![“[Television viewing] is a one-way transaction that requires the taking in of particular sensory material in a particular way, no matter what the material might be. There is, indeed, no other experience in a child's life that permits quite so much intake while demanding so little outflow.” quote by Marie Winn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7bd/marie-winn-41030_children_television-viewing-is-a-one-way-transact_1649673.jpg)
