so much new research in brain and eye development are suggestion TV viewing should not be introduced to after THREE years of age. Babies need to interact verbally, TV can't do that. And now eye doctors are saying TV too early leads to almost a 'tunnel' vision. Kids watching TV as babies and toddlers learn to look straight ahead, and to 'tune out' what is happening around them. What is up with putting baby in front of the TV? As a preschool teacher, I can tell which kids are the "TV" kids. these kids get bored easy, and can't find anything to do in class during free play (unless it involves one of their own toys which is usually a TV character). These kids think creative arts are dumb, they won't do music and movement. Then as they hit closer to Kindergarten, they don't want to go to school. (or, what they are really saying, they don't want to do school work were they are expected to do certain activities.) Its scary. Babies need to learn to entertain themselves, without TV or mom entertaining them. Give a baby enriching toys, books, music CD's, crayons, paper, make edible play-dough and have the baby play with it at the table. Talk and communicate with your baby. sing songs, play word games. TV does ore to hinder communication, does the TV communicate with you? NO! you just sit and stare. maybe you'd get a tidbit of info, but is there anyone there you can talk to about your show? the show doesn't talk back to you, give you praise. it just spews out stuff to entertain. Just please wait to buy 'education TV' until the baby is in preschool. Your child's grades and school acheivement will reflect what you put in your child's head the early years.
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