The Plug-In Drug: Television, Computers, and Family Life

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How does the passive act of watching television and other electronic media-regardless of their content-affect a developing child's relationship to the real world Focusing on this crucial question, Marie Winn takes a compelling look at television's impact on children and the family. Winn's classic study has been extensively updated to address the new media landscape, including new sections on- computers, video games, the VCR, the V-Chip and other control devices, TV programming for babies, television and physical health, and gaining control of your TV.

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"Still the definitive work on how and why television harms the minds and spirits of children." Howard Gardner, Harvard Graduate School of Education and co-author of Good Work: Where Excellence and Ethics Meet

"Extremely important...ought to be read by every parent." Los Angeles Times

"No one has captured the devastating effects of television the way Marie Winn has. The latest research coupled with candid and inspiring correspondence from actual families make this the best edition yet."Jim Trelease, author of The Read-Aloud Handbook

Author Bio

Marie Winn has written thirteen books, among them Children Without Childhood, Unplugging the Plug-In Drug, and Red-Tails in Love. She currently writes a column about nature for the Wall Street Journal. She has two grown children and four grandchildren who are growing up without television.