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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the PPs saying they turned out fine despite watching TV as a kid, that's irrelevant to what the research argues.

At birth, the brain already has about all of the neurons it will ever have. It doubles in size in the first year, and by age three it has reached 80 percent of its adult volume.

So if you were watching hours of TV when you were 5, that's very different than a 2 year old watch hours of TV.  Also, the prevalence and content on TV as a whole isn't comparable to decades ago.

And to the PPs saying their kids learn from TV.  Learning to repeat what is heard is very different than the critical, imaginative thinking that occurs during play.

Screen time is one part of parenting, so if it works for you family, that's fine.  But just do your own research and be aware of the arguments against it.  It's not that your kids won't turn out okay, it's that you're not optimizing this small window of brain development.  And excessive amounts can lead to things like attention issues down the road.[/quote]

NP.  Research is good information, but I've also lived long enough to see the conclusions of research studies flip and/or change over decades - so I personally believe you also have to exercise your own judgment for your kids and your situation.

For example, there's been recent research on the difference between screen time in lieu of parental involvement/engagement vs screen time in ADDITION to parental involvement/engagement... and the type of content viewed (e.g. some is curated to be more educationally oriented such as PBS).  Genetics plays into the equation, proper sleep, proper nutrition - and many other factors.  The challenge is that people interpret research studies too black and white, and the better studies seem to point out the many shades of grey in the conclusions.    [/quote]

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