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Show THE SENTINEL Thursday, July 1S.1M2 6 PtQ course Military Roport Airman Robert Television: beauty or the beast Television is no longer just a piece of furniture and successor to radio In general, Jenson says you need to accept the It has become almost a part of toe family. Parents need entertainment. the become home entertainment center. fact , television has to be informed about habits because course . applied science through the Community College of ... the Air Force. Gruver will now serve at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., with the . 347th at Chanute Air Force Base, 111. Graduates of The constant flow of Children's theater morning at BYU features 6 Midvale youth Other airwaves doesn't stop with soap operas and Saturday maintenance of flight simulators, and earned an credits ; toward associate degree in training equipment responsible use . of the television is a vital factor in the child's life. !; and operation A. S. Charles of Gruver, son 9367 of Gruver and Wilma Tortellini Drive, Sandy, has graduated from the U.S. Air Force flight program content and their childrens' viewing Repair Component the Squadron. l , CxzzfiLng cartoons. The advent of cable television brought in .;.! has sports, and news, the studied movie channels. Six Midvale youth who electronic wizardry has three weeks last spent added computers, video month carpooling to a recorders and a home theater workshop at BYU arcade of video games. each received parts in "Surveys indicate the . workshop's children ages 5 watch concluding play. an average of about 30 hours of television per The students were Matt week," says Dr. Glen and Annette Spademan, Jenson, family and children of Mr and Mrs human development Dennis Spackman; Paul specialist at Utah State and Kimberly Stone, University. children of Mr and Mrs "Although few experts Jerry Stone; Marcus recommend abstaining Taylor, son of Mr and from television, viewing Mrs Lynn Taylor; and time is one of the many Phil Kesler, son of Mr child rearing practices and Mrs Orson Kesler. often neglected or not monitored by parents," 2-- The Children's Theater Workshop, sponsored by BYU, was attended by about 60 students, all of whom tried out for the 12 parts in the play. "The Cleanest Town in the West" will be presented July 16 and 17 at the Nelke Theater in . $3; Many UHe Ptante ft ;: 79S Plants Grown by King's GraanhotiM the Harris Fine Arts Center at BYU, beginning at 6 p.m. The teenagers are students at Midvale with the Middle, exception of Paul Stone who will be attending Hilkrest High this fall. Jenson says. "Most parents underestimate . L 1 Plant House V kl J Kesler, Kimberly Stone, Paul Stone and Marcus Taylor. Annette Spackman Is In at Brigham Young University next week, the center. Left to right are Matt Spackman, Phil WlhScatiStab Six Midvale teenagers were selected to perform in a Children's Theater production ; tta Xi Carch" IsS&g - ' the amount of time their children spend viewing television." He says one of his is that concerns television does not portray reality. "One study from the University of Pennsylvania found that on television crime occurs 10 times more men than normal, outnumber women three to one, young people are . and elderly of their actual of the proportion women rarely population, work outside the home and children often fail at things they attempt to do," Jenson says. He says other studies indicate children under eight years old do not understand the purpose of advertising is to sell a only one-fift- one-thir- d h product. Younger Jenson believes, .bbw t f ! I . He says indicates of the negative effects which might come from anti-soci- a 1 Mountain Fuel's Home Energy Evaluation can show you parents who watch television with their children can negate most viewing aa V4JT though, television has unlimited potential for both education and research a a (mora children tend to believe what they see is reality. As they get older they believe less and less of what they see is factual. entertainment. a howo al behavior. The USU family specialist suggests some methods of making television viewing more educational by discussing the content with your children: Encourage children to .develop critical viewing skills such as distinguishing good from To Request Your Home Energy Evaluation Clip the coupon and return it to the address below: bad plots, acting, realistic set design and the how believable characters are. how Discuss television programs are jnade. Point out how special effects and stuntmen are used. Watch particularly violent programs with your child. Discuss the motivation leading up to the violent act and ask your child whether he would have responded : differently. 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