http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/09/15/should-young-children-watch-television/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:24:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/09/15/should-young-children-watch-television/#comment-14319 Erika Price Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:28:03 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1594#comment-14319 This knowledge won't stop parents from giving their children an excessive dose of TV. Television has an incredible lure as a short-term babysitter. I'd imagine that the average parent, will full hands and countless tasks to perform can't resist the urge to distract their young, fussy child with TV for a few moments so that they can take a shower, do the bills, do the laundry, get something done in peace. Even with the knowledge that TV hampers a child's intellectual growth, it will remain a large part of kids' cognitive diet. But perhaps parents would reduce TV time a little if they didn't have the delusion that it <i>helped</i> kids learn. This knowledge won’t stop parents from giving their children an excessive dose of TV. Television has an incredible lure as a short-term babysitter. I’d imagine that the average parent, will full hands and countless tasks to perform can’t resist the urge to distract their young, fussy child with TV for a few moments so that they can take a shower, do the bills, do the laundry, get something done in peace. Even with the knowledge that TV hampers a child’s intellectual growth, it will remain a large part of kids’ cognitive diet. But perhaps parents would reduce TV time a little if they didn’t have the delusion that it helped kids learn.

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