What do you think of a recent study that found “SpongeBob SquarePants” has attributed to the decline of attention spans in children?
Interviews by Brooke Hoffman, Photos by Greg Bezanis
“Reducing attention spans? That’s so vague, I think in itself, too much television does it in and of itself. I don’t know if I would just isolate it to just one cartoon. Like I said, I don’t let my son watch it so I don’t know much about it.”
Christina Siskoski,
24th and Wolf streets
“As far as my 6-year-old child is concerned, there are some episodes that I don’t let her watch because it could be like a bad influence. I have to call her at least five or six times so she can come here and see what I want. I try to cut the TV off, and she’ll turn it back on.”
Nicole Allen,
Broad and Wolf streets
“I love ‘SpongeBob.’ I sit there and watch ‘SpongeBob’ with my kids, and they know right from wrong. If he says something wrong, you don’t say what he says. But I don’t let them watch TV all day. If you let them watch an hour of TV, they’re good.”
Toni Rogers,
Broad and Wolf streets
“They’re kids, I don’t think their attention span is really that high to begin with.”
Dan Stewart,
11th and Jackson streets
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1. friend of Joe Bulge said... on Sep 22, 2011 at 04:43PM
“Go 'head Dan !!”