Did any of you have a television in your bedroom while growing up as a kid? I didn’t, and in general, wasn’t too interested in having one in my room. Recently, the University of Minnesota School of Public Health published their research finding and discovered, to no surprise, ” Study ties bedroom TV to unhealthy habits in teens:”
“Girls with a bedroom television reported getting less vigorous exercise — 1.8 hours per week compared to 2.5 hours for girls without a TV. They also ate fewer vegetables, drank more sweetened beverages and ate meals with their family less often, the researchers said. Boys with a bedroom TV reported having a lower grade point average than boys without one, as well as eating less fruit and having fewer family meals, the researchers said… Among black teens, 82 percent reported having a bedroom TV, compared to 66 percent of Hispanics, 60 percent of whites and 39 percent of Asian Americans.”
Well, that is not too surprising. When I was growing up, we only had one television, and that was in the family room. And of course, my parents were always complaining to my brother and I that we watched too much television. My brother and I did share a computer in his bedroom (but we didn’t have the Internet back then where kids today do). Did you grow up with a TV or computer in your room? Were your parents strict about the amount of television they let you watch?
