AM 1240 KLYQ » addictions http://klyq.com Hamilton's News Talk Leader Wed, 22 May 2013 21:16:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Are Your Kids Becoming TV Addicts? Guess What the Cure Is http://klyq.com/kid-tv-addicts-cure/ http://klyq.com/kid-tv-addicts-cure/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:10:27 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=116383 Want your kids to watch less TV? Spend more time with them. It’s that simple. A new study indicates doing so could mean they log 30 fewer minutes in front of the boob tube every day.

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Research with young problem drinkers found those who sent and received weekly text messages tracking their alcohol consumption drank less at the end of the 12-week program than they did at the beginning.

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