How does the passive act of watching television and other electronic media-regardless of their content-affect a developing child''s relationship to the real world? Focusing on this crucial question, Marie Winn takes a compelling look at television''s impact on children and the family. Winn''s classic study has been extensively updated to address the new media landscape, including new sections on: computers, video games, the VCR, the V-Chip and other control devices, TV programming for babies, television and physical health, and gaining control of your TV.
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Marie Winn has written thirteen books, among them Children Without Childhood, Unplugging the Plug-In Drug, and Red-Tails in Love. She currently writes a column about nature for the Wall Street Journal. She has two grown children and four grandchildren who are growing up without television.
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