Comments on: Children are Using Almost 8hrs of Media Per Day- This Means I’m the Best Mom Ever http://www.thesuburbanjungle.com/study I would look more like this chick --> if she were folding laundry Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:31:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: smilinggreenmom http://www.thesuburbanjungle.com/study/comment-page-1#comment-13407 smilinggreenmom Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:19:13 +0000 http://www.suburbanjungle.net/?p=532#comment-13407 LOL - great post! That's hilarious :) "follow the wires" LOL – great post! That’s hilarious :) “follow the wires”

]]> By: Restless http://www.thesuburbanjungle.com/study/comment-page-1#comment-10751 Restless Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:12:29 +0000 http://www.suburbanjungle.net/?p=532#comment-10751 Thank G for this post. I was feeling super-guilty today being trapped @ home with a sick child in front of the TV for most of the day. Who am I kidding - even when she's not sick, we are trapped at home with her in front of the TV. Bad mommy. Thank G for this post. I was feeling super-guilty today being trapped @ home with a sick child in front of the TV for most of the day. Who am I kidding – even when she’s not sick, we are trapped at home with her in front of the TV. Bad mommy.

]]> By: Insanitykim http://www.thesuburbanjungle.com/study/comment-page-1#comment-10504 Insanitykim Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:03:14 +0000 http://www.suburbanjungle.net/?p=532#comment-10504 We're taking a totally different approach; we are grooming Jacob for the Halo Championships on ESPN. Yeah man, he has perfect callouses on his butt and at the ripe old age of 9 he has acne and repels all females with great skill and stench. We plan on being his managers and retiring on his winnings, because seriously all he wants is a small room, couch, Xbox 360 and a bottle to pee in... All frightening joking aside, my kids have a Wii, and on weekdays they are allowed to play after 5 pm (dinner and bed time at 8:30 naturally limit the time on) and on weekends it's more "free play" as the day and time allows if we are home and just relaxing. We too do family games on the Wii. And let me tell you I am SO glad they can read the words on the games now, because while they play I can veg during MY computer time, which mommy like... We’re taking a totally different approach; we are grooming Jacob for the Halo Championships on ESPN. Yeah man, he has perfect callouses on his butt and at the ripe old age of 9 he has acne and repels all females with great skill and stench. We plan on being his managers and retiring on his winnings, because seriously all he wants is a small room, couch, Xbox 360 and a bottle to pee in…

All frightening joking aside, my kids have a Wii, and on weekdays they are allowed to play after 5 pm (dinner and bed time at 8:30 naturally limit the time on) and on weekends it’s more “free play” as the day and time allows if we are home and just relaxing. We too do family games on the Wii. And let me tell you I am SO glad they can read the words on the games now, because while they play I can veg during MY computer time, which mommy like…

]]> By: rachy http://www.thesuburbanjungle.com/study/comment-page-1#comment-10090 rachy Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:10:46 +0000 http://www.suburbanjungle.net/?p=532#comment-10090 thank goodness, jenny, they're not yet media multi-testing. my college son will have the tv on while on his laptop on facebook while chatting with several friends and listing to music. when he wants to relax, he'll maybe play madden (football) while sort of following a real game on tv. at work, the 20-something women are typically on e-mail, facebook, listening to music, watching a movie and doing some work. those with an iPhone have an easier time multitasking simultaneously on the iPhone and their computer. but, hey, they get work done for me, and they even talk to me when i go over to their cube. jenny, that's our future. i'm exhaused. but i just learned a secret from Michelle Slatalla (NY Times): the soothing blue light of the computer screen is very stimulating, even more so then you favorite starbucks beverage!! who needs sleep! we'll survive on multimedia stimulation 24/7! thank goodness, jenny, they’re not yet media multi-testing. my college son will have the tv on while on his laptop on facebook while chatting with several friends and listing to music. when he wants to relax, he’ll maybe play madden (football) while sort of following a real game on tv.

at work, the 20-something women are typically on e-mail, facebook, listening to music, watching a movie and doing some work. those with an iPhone have an easier time multitasking simultaneously on the iPhone and their computer. but, hey, they get work done for me, and they even talk to me when i go over to their cube.

jenny, that’s our future. i’m exhaused.

but i just learned a secret from Michelle Slatalla (NY Times): the soothing blue light of the computer screen is very stimulating, even more so then you favorite starbucks beverage!!

who needs sleep! we’ll survive on multimedia stimulation 24/7!

]]> By: cherie http://www.thesuburbanjungle.com/study/comment-page-1#comment-10082 cherie Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:17:36 +0000 http://www.suburbanjungle.net/?p=532#comment-10082 It seems to me that media has been around for a long time. I remember when I was a kid (way back when...black and white TV), we were glued to the TV after school and in the evenings before bedtime. We did do other things, like music lessons, dance lessons and playing with the kids in the neighborhood. It seems to me that this has been going on for a long time. My daughter had all the new media available and also took part in other type of activities. We even used to go out on our boat for long excursions when she was very young. But don't get me wrong, the media has been a big part of our lives, maybe not 8 full hours a day but enough. Great article...made me think and take part in the media of computer internet awarness. It seems to me that media has been around for a long time. I remember when I was a kid (way back when…black and white TV), we were glued to the TV after school and in the evenings before bedtime. We did do other things, like music lessons, dance lessons and playing with the kids in the neighborhood. It seems to me that this has been going on for a long time. My daughter had all the new media available and also took part in other type of activities. We even used to go out on our boat for long excursions when she was very young. But don’t get me wrong, the media has been a big part of our lives, maybe not 8 full hours a day but enough. Great article…made me think and take part in the media of computer internet awarness.

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