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Annotated Works Cited

Green, Sharon. "Television Kids Develop Attention Problems, Study Claims." International
Business Times. International Business Times, 03 Feb. 2012. Web. 02 Mar. 2016.
In the article by Green, research is practiced by Dr. Dimitri Christakis. Green quotes
Christakis numerous times throughout her article. She sums up the findings found by
Christakis in his research.
Kirkorian, Heather L., Ellen Wartella, and Daniel R. Anderson. "Media and Young Children's
Learning." The Future of Children. The Future of Children, n.d. Web. 02 Mar. 2016.
All three of the authors are doctors of this article. This have known credentials, proving
they are a valid source to get information from. They talk about how educational
television programs can actually benefit young children in the long run. Even though
most people think television is can be bad for children, the authors provide evidence to
show why educational programs are not.
Michelon, Dr. Pascale. "Are Mentally-stimulating Activities Good or Bad for the Brain? The
True Story." SharpBrains. SharpBrains, 16 Sept. 2010. Web. 16 Mar. 2016.
Dr. Pascale Michelon is a researcher for Washington University. She discusses that
cognitive stimulation can improve the focus and concentration of people. Her research
can be used to back up the argument made by Christakis, which says cognitive
stimulation reduces attention problems.
Nauert, Rick. "Childhood Television Watching Correlated to Later Attention Problems." Psych
Central News. Psych Central, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2016.
Rick Nauert is a doctor for Rocky Mountain University of Health Professionals. His
research is accurate and can be trusted because of his title. He provides studies to support

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the claims made by Christakis, which say television at an early age can lead to attention
problems.
"Parenting Talk Reveals The Importance Of Quality Early Childhood Development." Arabia
2000 (2014): Newspaper Source. Web. 2 Mar. 2016.
This source is a great article from the Alvin Community College databases. It offers
sufficient evidence to support why early childhood development is important. The source
offers information and studies from different doctors that are associated with Yale
University. The evidence in this source is going to be used to support one of the
arguments made in the TED talks video.
Uzoma, Kay. "How Much TV Does the Average Child Watch Each Day?" LIVESTRONG.COM.
LIVESTRONG.COM, 24 May 2015. Web. 16 Mar. 2016.
This article provides statistics from the Nielsen Company. This firm measures numerous
things like the amount of television watched by consumers and which shows are popular.
The statistics provided by the Nielsen Company backup the claims made by Chirstakis on
how much television is watched by young children.