Watching TV Is Bad for your Babies' Brains

Watching TV Is Bad for your Babies' Brains


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Babies who watch TV are more likely to have delayed cognitive development and language at 14 months, especially if they're watching programs intended for adults and older children, according to the international health news site.

Babies who watched 60 minutes of TV daily had developmental scores one-third lower at 14 months than babies who weren't watching TV that much.

TV watching not only isn't educational, but it seems to stunt babies' development.

Though their developmental scores were still in the normal range, the discrepancy may be due to the fact that when kids and parents arewatching TV, they're missing out on talking, playing, and interactions that are essential to learning and development.

Parents must give time for reading activity than watching TV. And keeping kids happily occupied so the grownups can cook dinner, answer the phone, or take a shower. But clearly that electronic babysitter is not an educational aid.

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