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Parents, Listen Up! TV’s Effects on Young Children Are….?
Cheree Cleghorn | June 1, 2009
One new study finds that the more television very young children watch, the less likely their parents are to talk with them. The result may be in delayed or diminished language skills.
This Medpage Today story is a short, excellent review of the pros and cons of children, television and other language-related tools.
For parents of very young children, this is worth reading carefully.
You can make a more informed decision about how much TV is too much.
Source: Medpage Today, June 1, 2009
Citation: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2009; 163: 554-58.
