Kids and Television Viewing Habits

I feel vindicated! Regarding “Children Learn to Say, ‘Buy, Buy,’ ” (Aug. 9), I have been saying this for years. I have two sons of my own, and I teach third grade in a Los Angeles Unified School District school. For years most people have thought I was overreacting to this issue. Have you checked out the Center for Media Literacy, located in L.A., and the organization TV-Free America, based in Washington, D.C.? Both are worthy and interesting groups. I hope that with the recent attention this issue has been receiving, more people, especially parents and teachers, will realize just how important it is and begin to change their current viewing habits.

--NANCY VINICOR

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