So now, new research says it’s not just watching too much television that is bad for a child’s mental health.
When a television is on, it interferes with a child’s ability to focus on an activity, scientists reported in the July/August issue of Child Development.
It seems that TV becomes a background noise and toddlers get so distracted by it that it reduces the length and focused attention of their play, even when they are not actively watching TV. The authors add that “these findings have implications for subsequent cognitive development.”
Unfortunately, I do notice this in my own home. …read more