An Indiana-based business consultant, Thomas Stoughton has made numerous contributions to communities throughout the state by developing nonprofit boards and facilitating the growth of local institutions at multiple levels. Thomas Stoughton’s contributions to Indiana residents include his work to establish the Center for Successful Parenting as a means of offering adults a central location for information on the effects of violent media on young people.
Among the extensive popular literature on the topic of media’s influence on child development is the book The Plug-In Drug by Marie Winn. Originally published in 1972 with the subtitle “Television, Children, and the Family,” this now-classic title has been revised for the Internet Age with the subtitle “Television, Computers, and Family Life.”
Winn discusses the ways in which consistent watching of screens can induce passivity, addictive behaviors, aggression, and social withdrawal in children and young adults.
Called by Library Journal a “landmark” work on its topic, The Plug-In Drug in its revised edition includes information on the impact of computers, video games, and other entertainment devices in the home.
Winn concentrates on ways in which excessive media consumption can diminish children’s creativity, imaginative play, and academic achievement. But experts who have evaluated the book point out that its major strengths lie in its detailing the many positives of a family life not centered on media and suggestions to parents for practical ways to limit or eliminate electronic media from their homes.
Among the extensive popular literature on the topic of media’s influence on child development is the book The Plug-In Drug by Marie Winn. Originally published in 1972 with the subtitle “Television, Children, and the Family,” this now-classic title has been revised for the Internet Age with the subtitle “Television, Computers, and Family Life.”
Winn discusses the ways in which consistent watching of screens can induce passivity, addictive behaviors, aggression, and social withdrawal in children and young adults.
Called by Library Journal a “landmark” work on its topic, The Plug-In Drug in its revised edition includes information on the impact of computers, video games, and other entertainment devices in the home.
Winn concentrates on ways in which excessive media consumption can diminish children’s creativity, imaginative play, and academic achievement. But experts who have evaluated the book point out that its major strengths lie in its detailing the many positives of a family life not centered on media and suggestions to parents for practical ways to limit or eliminate electronic media from their homes.
