In your story about Canadian Linda Pagani from the Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine de l’Université de Montréal in Canada, and the Canadian work in international collaboration with American university in the USA, you have a mistake. You write: "Amerikansk forskning viser at barn som ser mye på tv får problemer på skolen." American?? Linda Pagani and the Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine de l’Université de Montréal in Canada are ) not American and 2) not in the USA. What makes you think the nationality of the Canadian city of Montreal, the nationality of the Canadian researchers is from the USA? This is research done between two countries in North America - 1) Canada and the 2) the USA You don't even mention Canada, or Canadians in your story, so why does the USA get the credit? Canada and Canadians are not the USA. To be correct your story should say: "Kanadisk og Amerikansk forskning viser at barn som ser mye på tv får problemer på skolen." OR: Can you please correct the mistake in your story and give the Canadian study, the Canadian researchers, and the country of Canadian credit due.

Norwegian Media Watch ( 16.07.2010 kl. 03:58 )

“We found every additional hour of TV exposure among toddlers corresponded to a future decrease in classroom engagement and success at math, increased victimization by classmates, have a more sedentary lifestyle, higher consumption of junk food and, ultimately, higher body mass index,” says lead author Dr. Linda S. Pagani, a psychosocial professor at the Université de Montréal and researcher at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center. The goal of the study was to determine the impact of TV exposure at age 2 on future academic success, lifestyle choices and general well being among children. “Between the ages of two and four, even incremental exposure to television delayed development,” says Dr. Pagani. A total of 1,314 {Canadian} kids took part in the investigation, which was part of the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development Main Exposure {in Canada}. Parents were asked to report how much TV their kids watched at 29 months and at 53 months in age. Teachers were asked to evaluate academic, psychosocial and health habits, while body mass index (BMI) was measured at 10 years old. “Early childhood is a critical period for brain development and formation of behaviour,” warns {Canadian} Dr. Pagani. “High levels of TV consumption during this period can lead to future unhealthy habits. Despite clear recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics suggesting less than two hours of TV per day – after the age of two – parents show poor factual knowledge and awareness of such exi Linda Pagani sting guidelines.”

Canadian Research ( 16.07.2010 kl. 04:00 )