tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post6268309424962011801..comments2023-12-26T17:10:25.915-06:00Comments on Muddling through Mayhem: Integrity Study - Day threemarythemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205319256573120866noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-42835553919364273982015-02-27T17:53:00.243-06:002015-02-27T17:53:00.243-06:00Study on television, reading, and computer time: c...Study on television, reading, and computer time: correlates of school-day leisure-time sedentary behavior and relationship with overweight in children in the U.S.<br /><br />The purposes were 1) to determine if different leisure-time sedentary behaviors (LTSB), such as TV/video/video game viewing/playing (TV), reading for pleasure (reading), and nonschool computer usage, were associated with childhood overweight status, and 2) to assess the social-ecological correlates of LTSB.<br /><br />METHODS:<br />The analytic sample was 33,117 (16,952 boys and 16,165 girls) participants from the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health. The cut-point for excessive TV and nonschool computer usage was ≥ 2 hr/day. High quantities of daily reading for pleasure were classified as ≥ 31 min/day. Weighted descriptive characteristics were calculated on the sample (means ± SE or frequency). Logistic regression models were used to determine if the LTSB were associated with overweight status and to examine social-ecological correlates.<br />RESULTS:<br />Over 35% of the sample was overweight. Odds of being overweight were higher in the 2 to 3 hr/day and ≥ 4 hr/day daily TV groups compared with none. Reading and nonschool computer usage was not associated with being overweight.<br /><br />CONCLUSIONS:<br />TV was associated with overweight classification; however, nonschool computer usage and reading were not. Several individual, family, and community correlates were associated with high volumes of daily TV viewing.<br /><br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21918232marythemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205319256573120866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-14165412640084599882015-02-27T13:38:56.285-06:002015-02-27T13:38:56.285-06:00I wasn't suggesting that you "never decry...I wasn't suggesting that you "never decry reading." <br /><br />Just that the same studies which gon about the evils of video games for being solitary and sedentary never go on about reading.<br /><br />But if you think about it...video games and reading are equally solitary and sedentary.Autistic Against Antivaxxershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529371929000018264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-6873549112596343302015-02-26T12:55:17.844-06:002015-02-26T12:55:17.844-06:00Wow! You've really thought this through. Deal...Wow! You've really thought this through. Dealing with kids with black and white thinking and violent tendencies, I wasn't aiming for writing this on stone tablets. This is just one more step in helping them understand the difference between right and wrong.<br /><br />Have to disagree with "never decry reading," we do tell our bookworm daughter that she needs to get up and moving (just like we do with the children that want to sit in front of a screen all day).marythemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205319256573120866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-57259884444395108712015-02-24T21:29:04.389-06:002015-02-24T21:29:04.389-06:00I don't think "loving thy neighbour"...I don't think "loving thy neighbour" is mutually exclusive with wanting to kill them, so long as it's fairly brief and you're not considering MOM. MOM = Motive, Opportunity, Method. <br /> <br /><br />Not seriously considering killing them - just thinking "Gee, you are SO DEAD for that one." or maybe writing about it. <br /><br />Most people do have rather violent fantasies inside their own heads. It's a way of mentally blowing off steam and in most people, people fantasise about it and then it's done. <br /><br />As for the concepts and media...*shrug*...your case is slightly different because 1/2 your kids aren't "typical", for lack of a better word. <br /><br />I will just point out that you do have to learn a new word before you can use it...so there may be an equivalent scenario there?<br /><br />But... I do think that computer games get an unfairly bad reputation. If criminals plot something via letter, you won't hear about it much, if at all. <br /><br />If it's communicated via the chat channel of a video game ... you'll never hear the end of it. If they do mention the letter, they certainly won't go on about "evil paper.", like they would with video games.<br /><br />And studies tend to go on about video games being a solitary, sedentary activity and it increasing...well, anything to do with obesity, really. <br /><br />Reading a book is just as much a solitary and sedentary activity and therefore carries all the same risks. Funny how they never decry reading, isn't it?<br /><br />Mmm...if we're talking about mind AND deed...no, I don't think so. If we're talking about either mind or deed, then yes. <br /><br />Legally speaking though, you need both "mens rea" and "actus rea" for any actual criminal guilt to exist from the potentially-criminal individual in question. <br /><br />Both "guilty mind" and "guilty act." A guilty mind without a guilty act is anything from daydreaming about the possibility to writing about it to plotting it out but exercising self-control. <br /><br />A guilty act without a guilty mind is someone who did actually do the crime in question but didn't have the mental capacity of realizing it was wrong. This one is really a failure of supervision.<br /><br />There are even people who will spend years on violent fantasies and will expose other people to them. They're not menaces to society though - they're called Horror Writers.<br /><br />This is an intersting link: http://www.bringbacktheboys.com/#!Video-Gaming-Has-Lots-of-Benefits-Boys-in-Particular-Should-Be-Encouraged-to-Play-More-Video-Games-for-Many-Reasons/cimm/212DA667-ACB7-4C33-A38D-0BCCF63D39FC<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Autistic Against Antivaxxershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529371929000018264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-72781755273716477612015-02-23T09:39:59.128-06:002015-02-23T09:39:59.128-06:00"Killing" is a harsh word. If you believ..."Killing" is a harsh word. If you believe we should "Love our neighbor" and then speak of wanting to kill him? I do believe that is unethical. <br /><br />I believe it's like cussing and media - once the concepts are in your head it makes it easier to say them. Maybe you're not going to go on a shooting rampage on the freeway, but are you more likely to cut someone off, flip them the bird, come home angry and take it out on your family...? <br /><br />I'm sure we all act unethically a lot of the time, especially if we're talking about both mind AND deed. I hope we act with integrity most of the time.<br /><br />The good news is that while Bob still claims she's rooting for the bad guy in movies and such, she has a very strong sense of morality and does not act on these statements.<br /><br />marythemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205319256573120866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-27461068400859872732015-02-23T08:54:25.027-06:002015-02-23T08:54:25.027-06:00Mmm...I meant to put the word "killing" ...Mmm...I meant to put the word "killing" in there.<br /><br />Not sure I agree with you on that being unethical though. <br /><br />It might be mean but I think unethical is a tad...harsh...for lack of a better word.<br /><br /><br /><br />Autistic Against Antivaxxershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529371929000018264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-10034034998418483902015-02-22T21:03:44.295-06:002015-02-22T21:03:44.295-06:00Yes, I believe so Anon England, assuming your fant...Yes, I believe so Anon England, assuming your fantasies are for harm to come to them.marythemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205319256573120866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-28156000875952903952015-02-22T19:10:06.884-06:002015-02-22T19:10:06.884-06:00Umm...by "Evil/Not-evil Bob" logic, fant...Umm...by "Evil/Not-evil Bob" logic, fantasizing out loud about oh...the jerk who cut you off/your boss/that annoying idiot in front of you is unethical. <br /><br />Autistic Against Antivaxxershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529371929000018264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-46891171197757221712010-03-20T00:49:06.766-05:002010-03-20T00:49:06.766-05:00Dang, I have GOT to proofread these things. Sorry...Dang, I have GOT to proofread these things. Sorry - it should read "Sheep are REALLY STUPID" in the second paragraph. <br />Sorry.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524430434598274105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-43954494668379173242010-03-20T00:47:22.937-05:002010-03-20T00:47:22.937-05:00Grandma's right. Samuel was not a king. The ...Grandma's right. Samuel was not a king. The people wanted a king, though, and demanded one, despite everything Samuel did, even when he told them God said no, that kings wouldn't be good for them. Samuel gave in and gave them what they asked for, though. And slowly but surely, each king got steadily worse as the years went on, and the kings were horrible to the people, and the people finally ended up admitting God was right. <br /><br />My mom says God compares us to sheep for a reason. Sheep are REALLY STPID. Now I don't know anything about sheep, but according to her, they really, really are. And in stories like this, it makes sense to me. It makes me say to myself, "C'mon, people, it's God telling you no... GOD! Hello?!?" But they didn't care, and they wanted a king anyway, despite the fact that Samuel was a better leader for them.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524430434598274105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-83645041447810872042010-03-19T08:17:28.809-05:002010-03-19T08:17:28.809-05:00I'm so happy you are sharing this with us all....I'm so happy you are sharing this with us all. I personally am getting so much out of your study. :)Tara - SanitySrchrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11389093745334636867noreply@blogger.com