Family television from a parental point of view

Conclusions from the results of a survey among parents conducted with several online-panels in April 2001
Television has been an issue in families with children for a long time. When children discover television, conflicts soon develop. Especially with younger children, in everyday life, parents encounter their kid's manifold resistance to their ideas of quality and to strict rules for watching TV. Television has therefore become the number one discussion topic between parents and their children and ranks two on the list of argument topics, right after discussions about going to bed.

With this survey the International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television wants to contribute to the discussion about family television.

I. Introduction

II. Results of the internet-survey among parents 2001

III. What are suitable and unsuitable children's programmes?

IV. Literature review on the topic family and television

(English translation in progress)