Increase Kids’ Exposure  School shootings galvanize people’s
views on gun control, violent video games, aggressive lyrics,
security systems, and mental health care.  It’s time to think
about what we SHOULD be exposing our children to.  As Leon
Siegel, my professor of international relations, used to say:
“Crisis brings about change.” Or does it?  However Week-Ender
readers feel about guns, games, songs, security, and sickness,
they can probably agree on one thing: Restricting young people’s
exposure to pernicious content is only half the picture.  The
national conversation we are currently not having is about
intentionally exposing young people to wholesome, healthy
content.  Many parents, for example, limit screen time. The
American Academy of Pediatrics has even come out with the
guideline that children should spend no more than one or two
hours a day in front of a screen.  If that guideline seems
generous, consider the 2010 study by the Kaiser Family
Foundation that found young people ages 8 to 18 spend an