TV and Tots

Newscaster turned full time mom shares her opinions on how watching the tube can affect our children’s development

Make no mistake, my pediatrician has told me that children under the age of 2 are not to watch TV and that those older than 2 watch no more than 1 to 2 hours on a daily basis. And that includes both TV and video games. The reasoning is simple. During the first 2 years of life, your child’s brain is developing rapidly, absorbing information, and learning like a sponge. Why watch TV when the real way to learn is to play, touch, explore, and interact with the rest of the world?

Words by Cristina Peczon-Rodriguez


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