Why You Should Keep Children Away From The TV
According to Dr. Aric Sigman, a British psychologist, allowing children under three to watch television can impair their linguistic and social development and puts them at risk of health problems.
A growing body of research suggests putting infants and toddlers before a screen also causes irregular sleep patterns, while a study published last year found that children’s resting metabolic rate decreased as the amount of TV they watched soared - meaning that physio-logical changes compounded the fact that they were not exercising.
Dr. Sigman, who has four children aged between three and 17, believes children under three should not watch TV, and those between three and seven should watch 30 minutes to an hour a day.
One study, conducted by Cornell University in 2006, suggests that early exposure to TV can be a trigger for autism.
Source: Guardian Unlimited April 24, 2007
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