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Screen time
Posted by rosanne on Jun 2, 2009 in Technology
Dr Dimitri Christakis has just released a study that shows TV watching inhibits the acquisition of language in infants. It ties in well to the guideline from the American Academy of Pediatricsthat kids under 2 shouldn’t watch television.
The finding that struck me was that for every hour the TV was on, the child heard 700 fewer words from an adult. Read more…