Ever eyed James Bond's shaken-not-stirred martini-and wanted one yourself? Your kids probably have, say Dartmouth researchers who found that children's movie-watching habits affect their decision to drink. Of the more than 600 popular movies the scientists studied, 89% of PG and more that half of G flicks featured on-screen alcohol use.
The researchers also surveyed more than 5,000 middle-schoolers, 80% of whom had not yet experimented with alcohol. Two years later, the kids who had watched the most on-screen drinking were three times as likely to have tried alcohol as those who had witnessed the least.
Films often depict drinking in a positive light-during parties or romantic scenes, says lead author James Sargent, MD. To guard against teen drinking, he advises parents to screen movies ahead of time and limit kids to no more than two a week. "And don't let them watch R-rated films," he adds.
An article from "Prevention" magazine - June 2006
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yeah, add to that all the violence and UNcommitted sex, no WONDER our kids are so screwed up and have NO values.......
as i recover and change, i really dont want to see that crap anymore.......u see these drinkers looking so cool/ together, and yeah, i can see where kids are influenced
and the other junk......talk about teaching how to disrespect and NOT respect boundaries??? geeez , and its all OVER the tv....
