Despite warnings, most U.S. babies watch TV
Posted by cassie on Tuesday, 8 May, 2007 @ 7:30 am
Uh oh! I let Anthony watch TV for several reasons. We don’t know many babies/young kids so I figure it exposes him to their voices, etc. (Think Noggin people) And also the movement and colors help to entertain him and develop his mind (or so I thought….). Mostly though, we wind up with Food Network on as background noise while we run around and play in the house.
About 90 percent of U.S. children under age 2 and as many as 40 percent of infants under three months are regular watchers of television, DVDs and videos, researchers said on Monday. They said the number of young kids watching TV is much greater than expected.