Broadcast television has become inappropriate for family viewing. Some of the shows have become "too much" for general audiences. Television is pulling families members away from each other. For example, mom is upstairs in her room watching "Lifetime", dad is in the family room watching the football game, and the children are in their own rooms watching "Cartoon Network". Parents are using the television to get a break from their children. Television gradually becomes a …showed first 75 words of 368 total…

…showed last 75 words of 368 total…parents do not spend much time watching television themselves while the children are awake . In television, there is only the thrill of the moment, with no sense of past and little concern for the future. Parents should pay more attention to how much time their children spend watching television along with themselves. There should be a limit with how much time is spent together watching television and how much time is spent separated watching television.