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Author
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Jusoff, K., & Sahimi, N. N.
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Year
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2009
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Publisher
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International Education Studies, 2(3), 151-157.
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Abstract
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The paper examines television viewing among young children as a developmental concern, focusing on the increasing amount of television exposure due to the expansion of children’s programming. It reviews existing research showing that excessive television viewing in early childhood can negatively affect language and cognitive development, contribute to behavioral problems, attention disorders, aggression, and obesity, and shape developmental outcomes more broadly. The paper argues that these risks make the issue more urgent and proposes media literacy promotion as a key intervention.