A new study published in the journalPediatrics offers a whole bunch of reasons why having a TV in the bedroom of adolescence is a bad idea. We realize that this study was done with teenagers in mind, but listen to the affects and see if you agree that it would also be a good idea to tame TV in the married bedroom. For starters, it leads to more TV viewing (of course), less time spent with the family (hopefully this doesn't apply), less time exercising (very possible), lower fruit and vegetable intake (hmm), and more sweetened beverage consumption (hmm again). Do you have a TV in your bedroom? We did an article a while back with Paul C. Rosenblatt, author of "Two in a Bed". In the article, he addresses this specific issue. Click here to read it.

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