Archive for category: Screens and Portable Devices

Television…are we barking up the wrong tree?

2 / September 10, 2007 9:00 am

Watching the MTV Video Awards last nights, this commentary kept echoing in my mind from the same issue of Pediatrics that houses the study citing the study you’ve heard so much about recently on the link between TV and later [...]

The 11th Hour – Coming Soon

The 11th Hour – Coming Soon

1 / August 16, 2007 3:48 pm

Over the last few years, it has been more and more difficult to not notice the odd and often unseasonal weather patterns. Here in New England, we feel it most acutely in the winter when we pull out our skiis [...]

American Charity…the new reality TV show

0 / April 26, 2007 7:18 pm

Last night’s American Idol was something else. 2 hours of star-studded fund raising complete with moving music and images that either make you want to melt or run for your credit cards and phones. It was brilliant. What I love [...]

Teletubbies and Autism?

Teletubbies and Autism?

0 / October 26, 2006 8:56 am

Time Magazine printed a very interesting story called Blame It on Teletubbies. Economists at Cornell tried to make a connection between watching TV and Autism…not surprising since lately everyone is out on the hunt for why Autism is on the [...]

Will the Prince find his Princess?

Will the Prince find his Princess?

0 / October 6, 2006 2:17 pm

Every Friday my kids do something at school called Friday Fun – just a moment of the week to let off steam. Here’s my first of hopefully many Friday Fun Blogs. My goal is to weekly find a little tidbit [...]

The bigger the better? Not always.

1 / September 12, 2006 6:51 pm

You’ve been eying that huge TV in the front row of the Best Buy TV aisle for months. It would look just perfect on that old chest you have in your family room. Or, should you buy a new TV [...]