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Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts) Fri Feb 14, 2014, 06:22 PM Feb 2014

Children who watch three hours of TV a day could be left educationally stunted [View all]

Toddlers who watch three hours of TV a day may end up educationally stunted, physically weak and prone to bullying, a study has revealed.

Researchers have found that after two hours of viewing, every extra hour of TV has the potential to harm a child's development, both physically and socially.

This includes poorer vocabulary, maths skills and attention in class, victimisation by classmates and poor physical prowess at nursery.

The study looked at 1,997 boys and girls aged 29 months whose parents reported their television viewing behaviour as part of the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2559336/Children-watch-three-hours-TV-day-left-educationally-stunted-prone-bullying.html

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Children who watch three hours of TV a day could be left educationally stunted [View all] Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 OP

I think I watched more than that as a preschooler. LiberalArkie Feb 2014 #1

+ 1 no_hypocrisy Feb 2014 #11

I watched a heck more than that.. HipChick Feb 2014 #2

probably not (nt) bigwillq Feb 2014 #3

Especially if the television in on Fox News. Shoulders of Giants Feb 2014 #4

what if they watch more than 3 hours ? also does it matter what they watch ? JI7 Feb 2014 #5

and if it's Disney Jr, the parents will be ready to jump off the roof after 3 hours as well NightWatcher Feb 2014 #6

omg so true, LOL. nt laundry_queen Feb 2014 #9

not if they watched Free Speech TV B Calm Feb 2014 #7

Hm. It doesn't say which programs the kids were watching laundry_queen Feb 2014 #8

Ok solved it... Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #10

Yeah, I did catch that part but it doesn't say laundry_queen Feb 2014 #14

I think it's a statistical artifact of the fact that poor people tend to watch more tv. El_Johns Feb 2014 #12

only if they're watching... one_voice Feb 2014 #13

3 hours a day is a lot hugo_from_TN Feb 2014 #15

That doesn't seem like that much. Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #16

Yeah, and that seems like way, way, too mucn hugo_from_TN Feb 2014 #17

Child abuse disguised as entertainment. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #18