PEDIATRICS Vol. 66 No. 1 July 1980, pp. 90
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The Early Window: Effect of TV on Children and Youth by Robert M. Liebert, John M. Neale, and Emily S. Davidson. New York, Pergamon Press, 1973, $9.50, 193 pp

R. J. H.

"...a child born today will, by the age of 18, have spent more time watching television than in any other single activity but sleep." The question is, of course, what are the effects of this "treatment?" These authors review the relevant data, especially of the effects of TV violence on children. It is a gross oversimplification to say that violence on TV does increase children's violent behavior, for there are many caveats required. But the power of TV to do ill to some children is made clear in this book.