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Spongebob...Bad??!!??

Posted by 4alex on September 12, 2011 at 6:58pm in Mr Bruns 360 Message Board

A recent studied proved that having 4 year olds watch Spongebob for just nine minutes can cause them to have short term attention and have learning problems.

The study was of random 60 kids. They had some watch spongebob, another group watch "Caillou", which is a slower cartoon, and the third group draw some pictures. After nine minutes each group/kid took a mental function test and the children watching spongebob scored terribly.

But they say kids 6-11 can still watch the show and that 4 year olds shouldnt.

Any thoughts???

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/09/12/watching-spongebob-can-lead-to-learning-problems/?test=latestnews

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7Lizz September 20, 2011 at 2:30pm

As the spokesperson from that channel said, it's a show aimed for 6-11 year olds. Not four year olds. Parents should pay more attention to what their young children watch. A four year old wouldn't understand Spongebob anyway. Have them watch the little kid shows, like PBS shows. Besides, kids should be playing, not sitting on their butts watching tv all day.
7nick September 20, 2011 at 2:11pm

Well kids shouldnt be watching spongebob. I have watched it for a little bit and it sured seemed not to bother me. Spongebob is kinda worthless i would say.
5Tony September 20, 2011 at 11:41am

You can't always trust "studdies" these days.

Plus i watched sponge bob til i was like 12. haha
2cass(: September 20, 2011 at 9:35am

There's this girl that i've babysat a few times. annd her mom doesn't let her watch spongebob. i don't see anything wrong with it. i watched it when i was a kid and i'm fine!
7Jessica September 19, 2011 at 2:13pm

wow... i dont think 4 year olds even pay attention..they just like the characters and stuff
╰☆ 3 ÐЯ. B̵͎̠̪̱̜̪̣͉̪̯ḯłł ﷼ September 19, 2011 at 11:21am

That was rigged! Spongebob isn't bad!
6Haleyy(: September 19, 2011 at 10:26am

When I was little I watched it but, that might explain somethings. But I agree it can be inappropriate for some little kids.
4Tiffany September 15, 2011 at 10:59am

Thats stupid. I watched when i was younger and i still watch it and i'm just fine! i dont think they know what they're talking about.. (:
6Fah September 14, 2011 at 8:56pm

I watched Spongebob all the time as a young child and I like to think that I turned out okay... My dad really liked him too. I find this discovery to be very sad for us serious Spongebob fans.
5 cesar September 14, 2011 at 6:01pm

I love watching spongebob he is halarious. This is really interesting, i think im might have watched it too much.