You know what they say about statistics...almost 80% of statistics are made up.
However, I was listening to a radio program the other day, and the author reported a statistic (but didn't say from where)....
The average six-year-old has already watched TV for as many hours as he will talk to his/her father during his entire lifetime. (He said this was average, and so I'm assuming this includes children who don't have a father in the picture or live with their dads.)
My heart sunk, and I began to actually think about this statistic. If it's anywhere close to true, it's no wonder the folks at Disney, Nickelodeon and advertising agencies all over the world have more influence on our children than parents do.
Dads, we can do better...let's become men of the second shift (when you go home, there's another, more important job to do).
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