Study Shows TV Can Hinder the Development of Children Under 2
Pediatricians and development experts have strongly urged
parents, once again, to limit the amount of television their
young children watch. The American Academy of Pediatrics
released a recommendation to all parents of children under 2
years old Tuesday. It stressed that any time spent in front of a
video screen provides no educational benefits for children under
age 2 and can even delay development by leaving less time for
important interaction and play. The recommendation is based on a
new report which estimates that for every hour a child under the
age of 2 spends in front of a screen, he or she will spend 50
fewer minutes interacting with a parent and almost ten percent
less time in creative play. In one survey, 90 percent of parents
said their children under 2 watched some form of media, either
on television or using an electronic device. Other surveys show
that 40 to 60 percent of households have a television on for
most of the day. In an ef