The Vision Behind Television

Television is our daily trusted companion. It’s a welcome friend for teens who feel no one understands them. It’s a comforting presence for seniors who spend too much time alone. It’s an evening oasis for exhausted parents of young children. If we’re being honest, most of us believe the best way to relax and unwind […]

“Knowledge shall be increased”, and so shall Satan’s deceptions

But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. Daniel 12:4 In the original Hebrew, this verse was meant to say a Biblical knowledge shall be increased. How accurately is this prophecy being fulfilled […]

New adult Muppets reflect today’s world and near future

“Did you read the article in the Metro (Dutch free newspaper) this morning?”, my mother texted me last Friday. “It’s about the Muppets, apparently mothers are upset about it because it’s too sexual and children watch it.” It wasn’t just coinsidence that, as I was on the train on my way home that evening, the […]

Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central: the babysitters unite

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 Satan knows the Bible and he knows it very well. It was by using Scripture that he tried to tempt Christ Who is the Word Himself (John 1:1-5). I can imagine Satan with a […]

Things To Do Without the TV – Go Camping!

A few weekends ago, my wife and I took our kids camping. We picked a destination that we have been to a few times to hike around but never to camp. It was going to be a new adventure. You would think that we had gone to some grand amusement park. The tent was our […]

Your Child’s Brain on Television

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Infographic:  Your Child’s Brain on Television Click the link below to see the full picture. http://naturalpapa.com/media/this-is-your-childs-brain-on-television-infographic/

Strangers in Our Home: TV and Our Children’s Minds by Susan R. Johnson

As a mother and a pediatrician who completed both a three-year residency in Pediatrics and a three-year subspecialty fellowship in Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics, I started to wonder: “What are we doing to our children’s growth and learning potential by allowing them to watch television and videos as well as spend endless hours playing computer […]

SpongeBob and Preschool Brains

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Parents may dote on the tragicomic adventures of SpongeBob SquarePants, but researchers say that that the cartoon’s fast-based scenes may make it harder for young children to pay attention and think. “I would not encourage parents of a 4-year-old boy to have him watch SpongeBob right before he goes in for his kindergarten readiness assessment,” […]