KOIN – Eileen Park
“Could the type of programming your kids watch on TV determine how well they do in school, how successful they are, or how long they stay married? According to new research, what your child is exposed to from inside the womb until their 3rd birthday matters most when it comes to brain development…researchers are warning parents that overstimulating kids through TV can make them more likely to have problems with attention in school. In a popular TED Talk, Dr. Dimitri Christakis said it’s not exactly how much TV a child watches that will impact their future, it’s what they watch…In his research, he discovered a big chunk of current children’s programming follows a fast-paced storyline with different images flashing across the screen every few seconds. “The more fast-paced media children are exposed to early in life, the shorter their attention spans are later,” Dr. Christakis said.”(more)