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If this is the parents fault, then its a proxy blame. The real finger-pointing should be at the media, who continually create paranoia of predators, molestors, bullies and gangs with the same sell-stories that cripples people's perceptions and attitudes towards society. Additionally, most shows targeting kids have no educational value whatsoever, other than giving them first-hand experience at the wonders of flashing lights, bright colors and subliminal product placing.

Then, media sources have the audacity to say that kids are sitting in front of the TV and getting fat and lazy.

Parents can shove their kids into the backyard and make them as healthy as a green bean. But there's not much a parent can do if a kid is extremely impressionable at a young age; they're going to be influenced by family, friends, and the box they sit in front of for hours a day. And that's what they're going to come to expect as daily routine.

And on the extreme other side, creating an air gap (e.g. getting rid of the TV) isn't a productive matter either.