5 Ways Television Benefits Kids (According to Ads from the 1950s)

I think they should stop all NEW tv production and just start with running the original programs all over again from start to finish...because whats on these days is pure crap!

This is a bit off the topic but I remember the tv we had when I was a kid..It had to have been from the late 60s..You had to fine tune it to see the picture..rabbit ears covered with foil and sometimes my job was to hold one and point my arm in the other direction so my mom could watch Little House. Even with fine tuning there was no clear picture, it would roll, you had horizontal controls. There was no remote control, you only got the 3 major networks and because we live near Canada we would occasionally get a Toronto station which was how I watched Sesame Street. I remember learning how to count to 5 in French while learning how to in English at the same time. I hate to say I feel old but now with crystal clear picture (cable), HDTV, and other assorted improvements I cant help but laugh to think how kids would react if they saw one like the one I grew up with and its quality..lol..Imagine having to get up to change the channel, volume, move the ears, turn it off, fine tune to get a "better" picture..lol

What is wrong with you? Back in the 1950's there were limited shows on TV and they really were fit for family viewing. Families would have a couple shows a week that they sat down and watched together.

The person who wrote this needs to chill out. They're acting like it's a personal offense or something when it's just advertising and I see nothing wrong with any of those ads.

And TV can still benefit kids........well, if they would watch less Keeping Up with the Kardashians and more of the history channel.

thank god for remote controls, i couldnt imagine changing channels the way we used to, how did we survive those days of getting up to change them, life was so harsh back then

Television has been amazing for my daughter. She has learned so much more by watching it than not. She is smarter than the average three-year old and I credit television for most of her intelligence. We supplement and talk about what she watches, we also enforce the learning elements she sees. Kids don't always respond to their parents pushing them to learn things and when there are shows that teach little preschoolers how to count, recognize letters, colors among other important things without the children realizing their learning, it is amazing! I do not recommend using television as a babysitter though.

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