Yelling at the television used to be the domain of adults watching "Jeopardy!" But young children have become the real pros. Sit down with a 3-year-old to watch "Blue's Clues" or "Dora the Explorer," and see the shouting erupt. Whenever a character faces the camera and asks a question, children out there in TV land are usually answering it. This create an antidote to the zombie effect television used to have on children

television is one of the few things today that can keep the youth's attention

Television Statistics According to the A.C. Nielsen Co., the average American watches more than 4 hours of TV each day Number of minutes per week that the average child watches television: 1,680 Percentage of day care centers that use TV during a typical day: 70 Hours per year the average American youth spends in school: 900 hours Hours per year the average American youth watches television: 1500