While she does let her kids watch tv, she only lets them do so in a foreign language, Spanish or French.
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Along with his wife Felicity, are not totally agains TV watching, but they definitely want to limit the tube time. They ask their kids to go read a book before watching anything. What does he think about Television? Well here it is straight from the horses mouth:
“There is wonderful, educational stuff on video. Our issue is that television itself is too powerful. That image is too overwhelming for a little kid. I think the longer we let their minds cook, the better.”
Even more outspoken than William H Macy about her child’s involvement with television, here is what she has to say.
“Tv is trash”
“My kids don’t watch tv”
Check out here interview with Larry King below.
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Why doesn’t she let her kids watch TV? Well she wrote a whole blog of reasons. Another reason her opinions might hold weight? She has a Ph. D. in Neuroscience.
Her kid didn’t even know who Nemo was. How many of us can say that? See her David Letterman interview below.
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While not television is not completely absent from the lives of his children, it’s certainly limited to weekends. And not just the TV, but internet as well.
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This mother of two might allow the occasional movie, but no TV for her kids.
So why is it a good idea to limit or eliminate the TV time for your kids? Our latest documentary endorsed by the Parents Television Council explains why. See some clips.
