Effects of Televison in Linda Ellerbee, and Delores Currans

In America today, entertainment doesn't anymore just happen, like a common board game or anything of that nature. But instead, entertainment has moved to an element called the television. In both articles, one written by Delores Curran, "What Good Families Are Doing Right", and he other by Linda Ellerbee " Television Changed my Family Forever", each shows us, the reader, many great examples of how television can have a negative effect upon the family. There are …

…There are more reasons then mentioned above; yet what's been discussed is the most important and valuable causes. Surely, most negative things are gained through TV. From the above negative effects mentioned about the family such as: not talking as much; family life running around what is going on, on the television and lastly the non verbal communications tearing apart family relationships. One can see why TV has such a negative impact on American families.