humble3d Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Children who watch TV 3 hours a day 'educationally stuntedStudy found that after two hours of viewing, every extra hour of TV has the potential to harm a child's development, both physically and sociallyThey have poorer vocabulary, maths skills and attention spanToo much TV also leaves them physically weaker, researchers warnBut up to 2 hours 52 minutes doesn't appear to do any harm, they sayBy Anna HodgekissPUBLISHED: 09:43 EST, 14 February 2014Every extra hour of TV after two hours has the potential to harm a child's development, researchers warnToddlers who watch three hours of TV a day may end up educationally stunted, physically weak and prone to bullying, a study has revealed.Researchers have found that after two hours of viewing, every extra hour of TV has the potential to harm a child's development, both physically and socially.This includes poorer vocabulary, maths skills and attention in class, victimisation by classmates and poor physical prowess at nursery.The study looked at 1,997 boys and girls aged 29 months whose parents reported their television viewing behaviour as part of the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development.The researchers found that if a child watched up to two hours and 52 minutes of TV, they were unlikely to suffer any negative effects.Professor Linda Pagani, of the University of Montreal and the The Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre, said: 'This study only looks at the most common form of screen time, which is in the home.'However, it may be an underestimate because many child care settings use television as an activity during care giving.More...via link below... Couch potato? Your GENES could be to blame - and there might soon be a pill to get you moving Parents are 'in denial' over their fat children: 75% refuse to admit their son or daughter is overweight'This is the first time ever that a stringently controlled associational birth cohort study has looked at and found a relationship between too much toddler screen time and kindergarten risks for poor motor skills and psychosocial difficulties, like victimisation by classmates.'These findings suggest the need for better parental awareness and compliance with existing viewing recommendations put forth by the American Academy of Paediatrics.'The AAP discourages watching television during infancy and recommends not more than two hours per day beyond age two.'It seems that every extra hour beyond that has a remarkably negative influence.'Children who watch more than three hours a day are also be more likely to be picked onThe study was published in the journal Paediatric Research.Professor Pagani said that she decided to look into aspects of school readiness such as motor skills, which predict later physical activity and reading skills.She also looked at the likelihood of being picked on, which predicts social difficulties and skills linked to following instructions, which are in turn linked to attention systems that are regulated by the brain's frontal lobe development.She added: 'Because of kindergarten's power to predict future productivity, the identification of modifiable factors that foretell not being ready for the transition to formal schooling represents an important goal for a productive society._http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2559336/Children-watch-three-hours-TV-day-left-educationally-stunted-prone-bullying.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrioNeXus Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 defect lies in the contents that are made for them & they are watching... :mellow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanon Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 defect lies in the contents that are made for them & they are watching... :mellow:Exactly. I learned English from watching TV way over the recommended limits. Just never watched that reality crap (there were none of that back then). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kn_andre Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Too Much of Anything is Bad ... That is where Moderation Comes in .... Just have to know where to Draw the Line for Kids and their TV habbits... Cheers .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackieo Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Im a child of the 70's when all there was - was 3 channels abc cbs and nbc - grew up watching all the re-runs I turned out ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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