Hi Lu I'll be 55 years old this spring. I remember as a kid having a choice of 4 channels to watch on tv, unless you happened to have one of those new-fangled UHF tv's. Why, then you might get 2 or 3 extra channels! There was no such thing as all night tv... the old Indian head signal would come on sometime after midnight.
Now, of course, there are literally hundreds of channels. Many are dedicated exclusively to kids... cartoon network, nickelodean, disney channel, etc., morning, afternoon, and nighty night night. Since you say you've been doing research, I was wondering if you've heard of anyone tying the rise in autism rates to toddlers watching tv? Dan On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 3:02 PM, Louise Pryor <[email protected]> wrote: > A Statement released by the American Academy of Pediatrics, 12-1-06 > "Pediatricians should urge parents to avoid television viewing for children > under the age of 2 years. Although certain television programs may be > promoted to this age group, research on early brain development shows that > babies and toddlers have a critical need for direct interactions with > parents and other significant caregivers (eg, child care providers) for > healthy brain growth and the development of appropriate social, emotional, > and cognitive skills. Therefore, exposing such young children to television > programs should be discouraged." > > "A study from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that watching videos > as a toddler may lead to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, > also called ADD in UK) in later life. > > TV watching "rewires" an infant’s brain, says Dr. Dimitri A. Christakis lead > researcher and director of the Child Health Institute at Children’s Hospital > and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Wash. The damage shows up at age 7 > when children have difficulty paying attention in school. > > "In contrast to the way real life unfolds and is experienced by young > children, the pace of TV is greatly sped up." says Christakis. His research > appears in the April 2004 issue of Pediatrics. Quick scene shifts of video > images become "normal," to a baby "when in fact, it’s decidedly not normal > or natural." Christakis says. Exposing a baby’s developing brain to videos > may overstimulate it, causing permanent changes in developing neural > pathways. > > "Also in question is whether the insistent noise of television in the home > may interfere with the development of ‘inner speech’ by which a child learns > to think through problems and plans and restrain impulsive responding," > wrote Jane Healy, psychologist and child brain expert in the magazine’s > commentary. " > > Lu says: > > And regardless of this research by the AAP, 60% of children under 2 have a > TV in their bedroom. > > I have been gathering research over the years that we have been TV-Free, and > it just boggles my mind that people just don't care! Oh, but the (insert > favorite channel/show here) is good! > > It's not good. Not ANY of it, worst of all are the shows that make you think > they're good - at the pinnacle of the badness is religious programming, then > come nature shows - which make you think you know something about nature - > but merely show you someone else's slant on nature (i.e.. Disneys' lies > about Lemmings), next are scientific shows, and on down we go... > > "*You" won't agree with me, but I DON"T CARE! "*Your" brain is putrefying > under the tender ministrations of the idiot box. > > Lu > *if you do agree with me, then you are not included in this "*you". > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
