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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is 8 mos and we NEVER turn the TV on when she is around. I came to know of the AAP recommendation only when she was 4 mos old, and before that, I used to keep it on quite a bit - in retrospect, I realize, when the TV was on, she was just mesmerized by it, and would not take her eyes off of it..[/quote]

AAP is also the same organization that refuses to change their circumcision stance even though evidence is to the contary, so I don't really take their advice as 100% current. Meaning they are stuck in a mindset of 10 years late. Today's kid tv isn't mindless violence and killing cartoons of the 70s.[/quote]

Its the addiction/mesmerisation that I am worried about, 'cos we can control the content, atleast up to a certain age. I have the hyper-focus tendencies attributed to ADD and can get caught up in distractions for hours at a time - the TV and internet are especially appealing for such people.

Anyways, enough of my rambling about ADD. Its just something I would be very vigilant about, regarding kids and electronic media. If they seem to be too caught up in it, to the exclusion of other activities, then its time to intervene. I think this would be more applicable to older kids.
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