Where there is electricity, worldwide children spend an average of 3 hours daily in front of the screen.

That is at least 50% more time spent with this medium than with any other activity including homework

(2 hours), helping the family (1,6 hours), playing outside (1,5 hours), being with friends (1,4 hours),

reading (1,1 hours), listening to the radio (1,1 hours), to tapes/CDs (0,9 hours), computer (0,4 hours).

 

The unesco global study on media violence Prof. Dr.Jo Groebel UNESCO, Paris 1998

photo:hinrich schultze

 

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