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Editorial

Too Much TV: Is this Causing Early Puberty?

Italian researchers recently announced that watching too much television might accelerate puberty among our children. They suggest that light and radiation from television screens and possibly even computer screens disturbs the production of melatonin, believed to be the hormone that can prevent early onset of puberty.

While additional studies about the relationship between television and early puberty need to be conducted, the suggestion that too much television may be bad for our kids is nothing new.

Does watching too much television promote attention deficit disorder? Violent behavior? And, perhaps, early puberty?

What are your views? What are your concerns? How much television is too much for your family?

We want to hear from you.