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 in four ...

I always knew there was something a bit fishy about SpongeBob SquarePants. But I never would have guessed the lovable, nerdy sponge could cause attention and learning problems in children – which is ...

Five-year-old Tulah Cramer and little sister Arden Cramer, 3, never have seen a cartoon -- ever. In fact, they've never even watched TV. The kids are probably two of the few children in the Lowcountry ...

How much television your child should or shouldn’t watch can cause a lot of hand-wringing, but a new study says to really determine how TV is affecting your kids, get out your stop watch. Researchers ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- 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 ...

Nickelodeon disputes a new report that watching just nine minutes of the program can cause short-term attention and learning problems in 4-year-olds. By The Associated Press CHICAGO — The cartoon ...

LOS ANGELES - To a parent of elementary-school-age children, cartoons can sometimes appear to be the zombies of television: they never die but replay endlessly, sucking the life out of youngsters, and ...