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• Violent T.V. Leads to Aggression in Boys, Not Girls

  Watching violent television programs between the ages of 2 and 5 years of age is clearly linked to aggressive and anti-social behaviors in boys when they reach age 7 to 9, including cheating, being  mean to others, feeling no regret, being destructive, disobedience, and having trouble with teachers. Read More... Posted Nov 18 2007, 02:00 PM by Alisyn with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: violence, study, t.v., kids and violent t.v., preschool age, anti-social behavior

• T.V. Dinners - Eating While Watching Not As Bad As We Thought

  You want the good news, or the bad news first?  Okay, first the bad:  It's not ideal to regularly eat in front of the television.  Now, the good news: eating in front of the television is not as bad as we had previously thought. (Hear that?  That's the sound of millions of families turning up their television sets as they breathe a sigh of relief....) Read More... Posted Oct 17 2007, 08:38 AM by Alisyn with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: healthy eating, dinner, family activities, t.v., family life, eating with T.V., university of minnesota, kids eating habits

• Coming Attraction: 'Alpha Moms' TV Show

  Celebrity Baby Blog is reporting that a major TV studio is recruiting 'alpha moms' to audition for a soon-to-begin-filming TV show. No details on what the show will be about, but based on the the desired characteristics of auditioning moms, it will be classic reality TV: chock full of sterotypes, clashing personalities and generalizations. Read More... Posted Aug 29 2007, 10:53 AM by Alisyn with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Motherhood, moms, reality t.v., t.v., celebrity baby blog, alpha moms, weeds

• Simpsons Movie Worth 20-year Wait?

  Unless you've been holed up in Moe's Tavern for the past month, you might have heard that the Simpsons were hitting the Big Screen. You'll be happy to know that the movie marketing paid off -- the kids are stars. Finally. So what'd you think? Was the movie as good as your childhood memories of the show? Or as bad as some of the newer episodes have become? Still, Spider Pig must have made it all worthwhile. Posted Jul 30 2007, 08:29 AM by Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) with | with no comments Filed under: t.v.

• Babble Talk: "Class of 3000" Rocks

  PSH.  I can't believe "Class of 3000" - the Cartoon Network show developed and conceptualized by Andre "3000" Benjamin of Outkast - is entering its second season, and I'm just now hearing about it - where have I been?  My girls and I parked ourselves in front of Cartoon Network at 8:30 sharp last Saturday morning to check out "Class" and weren't disappointed.  The show follows Sunny Bridges - Andre's animated alterego has lost none of his real-life flash or sass - a hip hop superstar who takes leave of the music biz to teach music to a talented group of kids in his hometown.  It's fun, it's funky and it's unlike any other kid's show on TV; kind of a latter day School House Rock.  Read about how the show came to be here, and tune in this Saturday - you'll love it! Posted Jul 24 2007, 07:37 PM by Alisyn with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Family Fun, kids television, cartoon network, class of 3000, andre benjamin, t.v., outkast