The New York Times ran an article earlier this month entitled "A One-Eyed Invader in the Bedroom" addressing the ramifications of children having televisions in their bedrooms.

The article references one study of third graders, which concluded that a whopping 70% of those surveyed had a television in their room. The author goes on to raise questions about the harmful effects of this phenomenon, which include increased obesity, lower test scores, and more prevalent sleep problems.

While I find those issues disconcerting, I am not as concerned with the amount of television being watched as I am with the content being watched without any supervision. Within recent months, I have had several conversations with girls who are struggling or have struggled with pornography. With a TV available at all times and the privacy of viewing it in their own rooms, girls have a world of illicit material available to them.

What used to be seen as a harmless piece of entertainment that could at worst lead to a little couch potato-itis has moved to a whole new level of destruction. It can now open Pandora's Box of inappropriate images for a new generation of impressionable kids. 

So what do you think?

Is it harmless or harmful to have a TV in virtually every bedroom in America?