Television cuts into family time, harms our
children’s ability to read and succeed in school, and contributes
to unhealthy lifestyles and obesity. Here are just a few of the facts:

• On average, children in the US will spend more time in front of
  the television (1,023 hours) than in school this year (900 hours).


• Forty percent of Americans frequently or always watch television during dinner.


• As US Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher said at the Kick Off of
  TV-Turnoff Week 2001, “We are raising the most overweight
  generation of youngsters in American history…This week is about
  saving lives.”