10pct Brit families spend time together only while watching TV.Byline: ANI London, Apr 13 (ANI): One in ten British families get a chance to spend time together only when they are watching television, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a new survey. In the survey conducted by Raisingkids website, along with Freesat, the subscription-free digital television service, half of the respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. thought that time spent watching TV was the best way to catch up with one another. However, nearly 10 pct admitted that it was the only time they were all together in the same room. The survey showed that almost a third watched TV together two to three times a week, while almost two-fifths watched together for up to an hour a night, and comedy shows were the best type of show to bond over. Only one in 20 families said that they never sat down in front of the box together. "Watching TV for an hour or two a few times a week can be the ultimate opportunity for families to bond," the Telegraph quoted Psychologist psy·chol·o·gist n. A person trained and educated to perform psychological research, testing, and therapy. psychologist Pat Spungin, who founded the Raisingkids website, as saying. "It is also promising that with our busy lifestyles, families regard watching TV together as the opportunity to communicate with each other and discuss current issues," she added. Spungin said that laughter releases the feel good hormone hormone, secretory substance carried from one gland or organ of the body via the bloodstream to more or less specific tissues, where it exerts some influence upon the metabolism of the target tissue. serotonin serotonin (sĕr'ətō`nĭn), organic compound that was first recognized as a powerful vasoconstrictor occurring in blood serum. It was partially purified, crystallized, and named in 1948, and its structure was deduced a year later. and when people laugh together it creates a bonding effect. "Television often gets a bad press but for time pressed families watching television together - especially if they are all having a good laugh - is an opportunity to share and bond," she said. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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