NORTHLAND'S FAVORITE HITS » development http://kool1017.com Tue, 21 May 2013 15:14:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Kids Learn To Swear From Television http://kool1017.com/kids-learn-to-swear-from-television/ http://kool1017.com/kids-learn-to-swear-from-television/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:43:53 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=17921 So, researchers have linked the rise in acceptable profanity on television to the increased use of these words by kids.  Do you think?

Children are very impressionable.  They watch, listen, and soak up everything that they're exposed to

]]> http://kool1017.com/kids-learn-to-swear-from-television/feed/ 0 Source: found_Drama via flickr SpongeBob Squarepants Stifles Brain Function http://kool1017.com/spongebob-squarepants-stifles-brain-function/ http://kool1017.com/spongebob-squarepants-stifles-brain-function/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:13:26 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=14235 Don't tell Squidward:  Researchers are claiming that television programs like Spongebob Squarepants squash the ability for young minds to think clearly and focus on information.

Psychologists have now found that a brief exposure to SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward and the rest of the crew also appears to dampen preschoolers' brain power

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