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CHILDREN AND TELEVISION by James C. Dobson, Ph.D. There's been considerable debate in recent years about television rating systems. That kind of information is desperately needed by parents who want to protect their kids from harmful content, and I'm among those who believe that the present system just doesn't get the job done. But even if changes are implemented there's a new wrinkle to be considered. Social research conducted by Yankelovich Partners Inc. has recently analyzed the television viewing habits of Americans and what they discovered is surprising. Forty-two percent of children age nine to 17 have their own cable or satellite television hookups in their bedrooms. The image of families gathered around a single TV set in the family room is fading. Instead, many kids are off by themselves where they can choose anything that they want to see. Ann Clurman, a partner at Yankelovich said, "Almost everything children are seeing...

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