Recent studies suggest that viewing media as a family can still be a great way to bond. A paper published this past summer in the Journal of Adolescent Research reviewed positive outcomes for families that used media such as TV, movies and the Internet “as a tool—to laugh together, to become informed, to connect, to spark discussion.” Such shared activities led to greater levels of personal disclosure for adolescent boys, more positive family functioning for adolescent girls and greater parental involvement for both.
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