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attalion A GGIELIFE Page 5 • Thursday, August 5, 1999 Teletrouble on ciam Report discouraging childrens TV viewing draws fire the voicesc'. r o o O J "rAniston uNEW YORK (AP) — Tinky this month’s issue of the journal ' r . Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po Pediatrics. ‘ (()Iin i t '' h ave something to say to pediatri- During routine visits, doctors Hollywood/dans: Back off, docs. ■The distributor of “Teletub- i G/anf is one:;bfts,” the only television show des ever made a&ied at children younger than 2, ehold on ttie-jsays the American Academy of Pe- ack of subsijjdftries’ advice to keep those it is a slap ir -youngsters away from the tube is ire sing-alo:;, un,ea hstic for today’s parents, after year. H" 11 ' 5 a i 311110 ! 1 malarkey,” said lepth. mear Kenn Viselman, president of the ii doesn't i ts V hitsy Entertainment Co., which distributes the British series the best far L on PBS stations. protJgonis!,:] j The , « ad emy said research , n ° , shows babies need direct interac- tion with parents and other care- 1 J ' giiers for healthy brain growth. !Ml ' Watching TV may also interfere atmg arounc interaction that helps devel op their social, emotional and cog in Giant n itive skills. ctrocutton.T*pediatricians should advise par ents to keep children’s rooms a giant 1C “electronic media-free,” the acad- ion theboy: ;emy said in a report published in nes dealing m ?, the soul 'fie Iron Jackson stranded in rescue attempt -Kyi l WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (AP) — On TV or off TV, it is one cllffhanger after another for “©awson’s Creek” star Joshua Jackson. Jackson, 21, who plays Pacey t/ rvli Witter on the hit show, had to be pulled out of Masonboro Inlet by the Coast Guard Tuesday evening after he and a friend tried to res cue two girls stranded near a rock jetty. B The pair dived into the ocean and swam out to help the girls, but powerful waves swept all four over the jetty and into the in let, Coast Guard Petty Officer Jody Howey said. B The falling tide prevented them is w ell as a ! ^ r P m swim ming back to shore. century Gere® should begin asking how children of all ages use TV, videos and com puters, the report said. It even urged pediatricians to set an ex ample by turning off the television in their waiting rooms. “I don't think this takes into account the way parents raise their children anymore." — Kenn Viselman itsy bitsy Entertainment Co. “I don’t think this takes into ac count the way parents raise their children anymore,” Viselman said. PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Howey said a Coast Guard boat rescued the four about 7 p.m. There were no injuries. “Parents use TV in three ways — as an educator, a treat and a baby sitter. That’s not going to change, and this report is not going to change it.” “Teletubbies,” which premiered last year in the United States, fea tures four colorful characters with a TV set implanted in their stom achs. They use the cooing voices that toddlers are used to hearing from adults and constantly ask ques tions designed to pique the curios ity of young viewers. Viselman said there is nothing wrong with shows like “Teletub bies” and educational programs. Parents should instead avoid let ting their kids watch “The Jerry Springer Show,” he said. An expert in children’s TV said even "Teletubbies” creates prob lems, claiming that PBS gave some parents the false feeling that their children would be missing some thing important if they did not watch. Buckingham Palace, which said the sons of Prince Charles had been headed to a private function. Princes help driver Spielberg honored to push stalled car for Holocaust work h rough the cl: ? Archive, a signified':] ISth-centm ■re found ad n the Sing-d msical esta.:J one of Bar: 1 nposer. Is works byj LONDON (AP) — A princely gesture left one Londoner flab bergasted. Simon Thompson was trying to push his stalled BMW off a road in suburban Chelsea last week when another driver called out, “Do you want a hand?” The car’s back doors flew open and out jumped Prince William, 17, and Prince Harry, 14. Rolling up their sleeves, the young princes helped push the car out of traffic, then continued on their way* The story was confirmed by WASHINGTON (AP) — Acade my Award-winner Steven Spiel berg is being honored for some of his lesser-known exploits. The filmmaker will be given the Smithsonian Associates’ annual James Smithson Bicentennial Medal next Wednesday in Wash ington. 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