Study is in 'Criminal Justice Review' Lisa Kort-Butler says cartoons 'abandon ideals such as rehabilitation' Sociologist suggests parents encourage children to think beyond cartoons H oly hoodwink ...

Violence More Realistic, Darker Than Cartoons Of The Past. Latest ... That's 6.3 incidents an hour — more than the PTC found in prime time aimed at adults during a 2002 study.

Study finds junk-food marketing changes the tastes of kids as young as age 4. June 21, 2010— -- For generations now, the grocery store tantrum has marked a rite of passage for parents ...

A new study argues that there's entirely too much adult content on animated programs watched by kids. ... The Cartoon Study. August 17, 2011 10:18 AM ET. Linda Holmes Enlarge this image.

Cartoon characters tend to appear on junk food and this concerns health experts Food and beverage companies spend more than $1.6 billion a year to attract kids' attention RELATED TOPICS ...

SpongeBob study: A study published Monday found that 4-year-olds performed worse on tests requiring focus and self-control after watching just nine minutes of 'SpongeBob SquarePants.' ...

Cartoons Aimed at Kids Contain Too Much Sex, Drugs and Profanity, PTC Study Says "Family Guy," "American Dad," Cartoon Network, Adult Swim -- and, surprisingly, even Disney Channel's "Phineas and ...

CHICAGO — The cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants is in hot water from a study suggesting that watching just nine minutes of that program can cause short-term attention and learning problems ...

Young children have difficulty learning immediately after watching fast-paced television cartoons full of images and activities that are not possible in real life, according to a new study. It's ...