Is TV or Gaming Better For Children?

Screen Time: Would You Rather Your Kids Watch TV or Game?

January 4, 2011

Sit your kid in front of the boob tube and they will be fed entertainment (and some advertising). Allow the tots to game and they'll navigate their way through adventures and activities. Screen time has become a popular phrase in the last decade or so when children began using multiple forms of technology to occupy their time — logging on their computers, manning the television remote, and gaming. But, when it comes to how your youngsters spend those weekly hours, do you have a preference of the device?

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amber512 2 years 20 weeks

TV on average is a more passive activity, so I'd say games. Especially since many studies has shown benefits from all kinds of video games.

2 years 20 weeks

It really depends on what they're watching or playing! If it's educational, both can be good so long as it's not the primary thing they do all day! On a school day my kids each get about 2 hours of "tv/screen time" but mostly they're playing and watching at the same time. The tv is on before school while they're eating breakfast and getting organized for school and then after school for a bit of down time, but they don't normally just sit and stare at the tv! They're usually doing things at the same time. The tv is on all day while I'm doing things and I catch snipits of shows or the news as I go about my day. We've found ourselves to be less of slaves to what's on this way.

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