----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Nunn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin Mail List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:05 PM Subject: Toddler Television
> > > Watching my son, who is just over 2 1/2, it occurs to me he is > significantly more advanced than my daughter was at this age. I think > that my daughter and son were both winners of the genetic lottery when > it comes to intelligence, and I think they are fairly evenly matched in > that area. Looking back, the major difference is what they have been > watching on TV. > > Before I go any farther, and before someone jumps on this, I DON'T make > it habit to make the TV a babysitter. I do monitor how much they watch > TV and what they are watching. Now, having said that.... > > The major differences are that my daughter grew up watching Barney and > Big Comfy Couch, and my son has grown up watching Blue's Clues and The > Wiggles. > > I don't think he is doing anything that any other average 2 year is not > capable of. > > His biggest TV influence has been Blue's Clues. My son started watching Blues Clues when he was two, soon after the show started airing. I have to agree, Blues Clues is about as good as you can get for very young children on television. We also taught him how to use a mouse (actually a trackball.......this works much better for very small hands) and let him play Blues Clues CD-ROM games on the PC. I have always thought that this gave him a decided advantage in learning situations. Now he is 8 and in the 3rd grade and I don't think he has had a grade lower than an "A" since the first semester of first grade. I'm really proud of Rory. This last weeks report card showed him bringing all his grades up 2 or 3 points. I think he had one 94 and the rest were 97 or 98. I wish I had done so well in school. Its really amazing considering how crazy his mom was during our marriage and the great improvements she herself has made in her own life. She has done a commendable job in providing a stable homelife for my son. (And yes....I tell her so!<G>) xponent Here's The Mail It Never Fails It Makes Me Want To Wag My Tail When It Comes I Want To Wail MAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLL!!!!!!!!! Maru rob (Yes, I know all the Blues Clues songs by heart <G>) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
