Originally Posted by DeHe
I actually think there is a difference, at least with kids under 6, I think i feel differently about older kids, but I noticed that with small children who watch a lot of television it structured their imagination much more than books do. Kids being Dora or the cars from cars. It's just not been my experience that kids read Olivia and then incorporate her into imaginary play the way kids who just saw her on tv did.

Yes, that would be my observation as well. It is pretty obvious from watching play which kids have not spent a lot of time with screens.