According to Nielsen Media Research, there are 2.73 television sets in the typical home and only 2.55 people. Seeing as there are more TV sets in the home than people, that says something about our society today. As reliant as we are today on TV to entertain us, I'm surprised kids have any social skills whatsoever. As depicted in the image above, kids will have a life filled with media. Seeing as almost every household has a television that is probably constantly on, kids will learn from what they see on TV. The background creates a dark, scary environment that shows the isolation the child may find itself in one day. The fact that the child is staring into the audiences eyes depicts clearly how media constantly affects its life and how that child will one day act. Instead of families raising their kids, they have the television do that for them. There are shows that teach kids how to read, write, and talk without ever having to open a real book. The lack of family interaction with children has limited the social skills that children really need to eventually become successful adults.
