About 40 percent of infants watch TV

About 40 percent of infants watch TV

About 40 percent of infants watch TV, DVDs or videos before they are 3
months old, according to new research.

Frederick Zimmerman, the lead author of the study, said watching the
tube takes time away from playing with an adult or imaginative toys
such as blocks or dolls.

Other authors said that parents believe that they are giving education
by the shows they watch. In the study, 29 percent said they believed
media is good for a child's brain.

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About 40 percent of infants watch TV

About 40 percent of infants watch TV, DVDs or videos before
they are 3 months old, according to new research.

they may be parked in front of a tv, but they aren't
*watching* it. babies younger than 3 months just don't focus
on tv.

Frederick Zimmerman, the lead author of the study, said
watching the tube takes time away from playing with an
adult or imaginative toys such as blocks or dolls.

under 3 months they aren't really playing with blocks or dolls
either. they should be receiving adult interaction however.
i'm guessing *someone* is feeding, changing diapers &
occasionally playing with the test subjects however...

Other authors said that parents believe that they are
giving education by the shows they watch. In the study, 29
percent said they believed media is good for a child's
brain.

yeah, many parents are taken in by the "educational" hype.
i'm pleased to see it's only 29% though. reeducating that
sector of parents shouldn't be all that difficult.
lee
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