A little less than  than a hundred years ago the television was invented.  Back then it was not a necessity like it is today in so many American homes. Today TV  is watched on a daily basis for hours at a time.

 Once as a source of information TV  soon turned to a source of pleasure.  Though it obviously still remains a source of vast information, the news shows are overshadowed by the numerous numbers of entertainment shows.

TV is not concerning itself, it is the number of hours spent watching TV that is the concern. Before tv became such a major part of the everyday lives of American kids were forced to be active because there was no other distraction.

Obesity among kids is a growing epidemic in this country and there are many causes of it, one being kids are not active enough. TV something that stops kids from doing just that. TV allows them to be lazy rather than be active.

Parents need to monitor the number of hours kids watch tv a day compared to how many they are active and they will be shocked. As the warm weather approaches spending everyone should try to spend an hour or so outside a night instead of watching  TV.