Children Quote by Peter Strupp

“Americans 2 years of age and older now spend an average of four hours and 49 minutes per day in front of the TV—20…

— John Medina

It is commonly agreed that children spend more hours per year watching television than in the classroom, and far less in actual conversation with…

— Paul Weyrich

“Television’s appeal is apparent from the steady increase in the average amount of time spent watching television in America, from four and a half…

— Tom Standage

The leisure time of children must be constructively directed to wholesome, positive pursuits. Too much time viewing television can be destructive...It is estimated that…

— Ezra Taft Benson

“Survey data collected in 2008 suggested that adults collectively watched 9.8 billion hours of television over the course of a year. In further studies…

— Jocelyn K. Glei

The average kindergartner has seen more than 5,000 hours of TV-more time than it takes to earn a bachelor's degree.

— Shook

Actually, it is precisely in overworked countries like Japan, England and the US that people watch an absurd amount of television. Up to four…

— Rutger Bregman

I teach that people should watch less TV. I don't care what else they're doing! The average American's watching anywhere from three to six…

— Jack Canfield

“Over the past decade, American youth are spending much more time watching TV, listening to music, using a computer and playing video games --…

— Thomas Friedman Michael Mandelbaum

The average family spends 30 hours in front of a television, and they say they don't have the time to have a balanced, integrated life.

— Stephen Covey

The average teen today spends about 35 hours a week in front of a screen of some kind: iPod, movie, TV, video. And a…

— Sean Covey

There is an association between the number of hours that the television is on at home and early childhood aggression.

— Catherine Taylor