No TV for Children Under 2, Doctors’ Group Urges - NYTimes.com
Watching television or videos is discouraged for babies younger than 2 because studies suggest it could harm their development, a pediatricians’ group said Tuesday.
Instead of allowing infants to watch videos or screens, parents should talk to them and encourage independent play, said the first guidelines on the subject issued in more than a decade by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
-
gbattle reblogged this from section9 and added:
gbattle sez: I’ve got nothing against Baby Einstein as entertainment rather than education. We use the videos, and our...
-
cannntfindmee reblogged this from evangotlib
-
apsies liked this
-
lindseypollak liked this
-
iambal liked this
-
jmarie3 reblogged this from section9 and added:
I figured that Will, but you know I had to put in my two cents towards the hipster asshole parent types who believe that...
-
section9 reblogged this from jmarie3 and added:
I think that’s the point tiger. It’s directed at parents who use those types of videos in lieu of interaction with their...
-
lizmgriffin reblogged this from evangotlib and added:
well we’ve failed at this miserably. I can’t keep my child from looking at the TV and it is always on.
-
marksbirch said:
It should be noted that none of the doctors leading the study actually have kids…
-
tricialew liked this
-
crumpeteatingwoofter liked this
-
evangotlib liked this
-
evangotlib reblogged this from caterpillarcowboy and added:
Yeah, saw this today. We of course do not let Chloe watch any TV (she is 14 weeks old). But she LOVES football. When I...
-
section9 liked this
-
caterpillarcowboy posted this
