Children’s Poor Motor, Social Skills Linked To Too Much Television Watching

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ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS Atlanta) – The American Academy of Pediatrics recommend children aged two and older watch no more than two hours of television per day. They also recommend that children under two watch no television at all.

According to a new study, even one hour more a day can diminish a preschooler’s vocabulary and math skills as well as classroom attention.

“Every hourly increase in daily television watching from two and a half years old is also associated with bullying by classmates, and physical prowess at kindergarten,” Professor Linda Pagani of the University of Montreal and the CHU Sainte-Justine children’s hospital said in the study.

At that young age, a child’s brain is wired to play. “These kids are watching too much television at a time when they should be out there in the environment exploring and interacting, especially with other humans,” Pagani added in the study.


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Study: Children’s Poor Motor, Social Skills Linked To Too Much Television Watching « CBS Atlanta

 

[SLM]

Poor motor skills? Clearly they're not playing enough video games then. It's astounding what supposedly well educated people, such as one would assume The American Academy of Pediatrics is populated with, require a study to tell them.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Six months is not too young to start a good boxing programme.

 

[Blackleaf]

My dad's always sitting in his armchair watching TV everyday for hours on end.

He's probably the only person alive who gets rigor mortis.

 

[darkbeaver]

My dad's always sitting in his armchair watching TV everyday for hours on end.

He's probably the only person alive who gets rigor mortis.

Did your dad watch a lot of TV before you were born? And was he then or now in the habit of switching it on?

 

[L Gilbert]

Jeez, after about the age of 3 my parents had a hard time keeping me in the house even.

 

[WLDB]

TV is still a big thing? Hmm, didnt notice. Im not around kids much though.

 

[darkbeaver]

If they didn't waste all day in school they'd be healthy. Kids don't have a chance these days what with them being pumped full of drugs and then video entertainment and then to finish them off seven hours a day of near complete bull****. This might be one of the last generations eh. Aspertame on my cornflakes please I'm trying to loose weight.