Family television viewing habits and the spontaneous play of preschool children.

Abstract
In the course of an experimental study of effects of television on imagination and emotion in nursery school children, interviews and questionnaire responses concerning viewing habits were obtained from 70 parents. Group consultations were initiated to help parents understand television's impact on children and to develop methods for controlling family viewing patterns.
Funding Information
  • Yale Child Study Center
  • Yale Institute of Social and Policy Studies
  • Family Communications, Inc.