70% of American daycares have Television playing throughout the day.

Television ads for unhealthy foods influence the young population, and lead to obesity along with just watching TV.

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-The average American child spends 3.5 hours watching TV per day.

-51% of teens check their social networking site more than once per day.

-This time taken up by electronics could instead be spent outside, getting

fresh air and exercise.

teenagers. "Media Use Statistics                                            Resources on media habits of children." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 May 2011. <http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:EbTaw7GFeFUJ:www.frankwbaker.com/mediause.htm+American+child+spends+3.5+hours+watching+TV+per+day.+51%25+of+teens+check+their+social+networking+site+more+than+once+per+day.&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&clie>.

Every three out of ten youth has restrictions about how much time they are allowed spent using media

71% own a personal TV

Spending time in the outdoors increases mental and physical health 

"Daily Media Use Among Children and Teens Up Dramatically From Five Years Ago - Kaiser Family Foundation." The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Health Policy, Media Resources, Public Health Education & South Africa - Kaiser Family Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 May 2011. <http://www.kff.org/entmedia/entmedia012010nr.cfm>.