Children Under 3 Years of Age Shouldn’t Watch Tv
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Children Under 3 Years of Age Shouldn’t Watch TV
Francesca M. Calderon
Farmingdale State College
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Children all around the world are now watching TV at a younger age. What parents don’t know is that if children between the ages of 1 and 3 watch TV frequently, then they have a higher risk of developing attention problems around the age of 7. Pediatrics have done studies to prove whether there is a correlation between the amount of TV watched and the risk of developing ADHD and other attention problems. They have recommended no TV for children under 3 years of age and no more than 2 hours a day of programming for older kids.
According to Lisa Goldstein (2004), TV viewing by young children leads to attention problems. She talked about a study conducted in which researchers used 1,278 children who were one, and 1,345 children who were three. In this study, parents were asked about their children 's early TV-viewing habits. They were also to rate their child’s behavior at age 7. From this study and data collection, researchers concluded that 10% of the children in the study had attention problems by age seven. They also concluded that each hour of TV watched on a daily basis at either age one or at age three, increases the risk of those kids having attention problems in the future. Researchers also found that an average of 2.2 hours of TV was watched by 1 year olds and an average of 3.6 hours of TV was watched by three- year olds. Researchers are concerned and recommend parents to avoid letting their kids watch TV if they are under two because they are concerned on how it may affect their development. (Goldstein, 2004) “The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no TV for children younger than 2 and no more than two hours a day of high-quality programming for kids of an older age. Many children
Children Under 3 Years of Age Shouldn’t Watch TV
Francesca M. Calderon
Farmingdale State College
Running head: CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS OF AGE SHOULDN’T WATCH TV 2
Children all around the world are now watching TV at a younger age. What parents don’t know is that if children between the ages of 1 and 3 watch TV frequently, then they have a higher risk of developing attention problems around the age of 7. Pediatrics have done studies to prove whether there is a correlation between the amount of TV watched and the risk of developing ADHD and other attention problems. They have recommended no TV for children under 3 years of age and no more than 2 hours a day of programming for older kids.
According to Lisa Goldstein (2004), TV viewing by young children leads to attention problems. She talked about a study conducted in which researchers used 1,278 children who were one, and 1,345 children who were three. In this study, parents were asked about their children 's early TV-viewing habits. They were also to rate their child’s behavior at age 7. From this study and data collection, researchers concluded that 10% of the children in the study had attention problems by age seven. They also concluded that each hour of TV watched on a daily basis at either age one or at age three, increases the risk of those kids having attention problems in the future. Researchers also found that an average of 2.2 hours of TV was watched by 1 year olds and an average of 3.6 hours of TV was watched by three- year olds. Researchers are concerned and recommend parents to avoid letting their kids watch TV if they are under two because they are concerned on how it may affect their development. (Goldstein, 2004) “The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no TV for children younger than 2 and no more than two hours a day of high-quality programming for kids of an older age. Many children
References: American Academy of Pediatrics. (2006, February 1). Attention deficit disorder: Old questions, new answers. Retrieved from http://hs1.farmingdale.edu:2253/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=106&sid=3b0c2cd0-ee59-4003-b2ba-e896f53574e0@sessionmgr104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ Christakis, D., McCarty, C., Zimmerman, F., & DiGiuseppe, D. (2004, April). Early television exposure and subsequent attentional problems in children. Retrieved from http://hs1.farmingdale.edu:2253/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=106&sid=3b0c2cd0-ee59-4003-b2ba-e896f53574e0@sessionmgr104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ Goldstein, L. (2004, April 14). Study: Tv viewing by young children leads to attention problems. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=25ba341e-da6d-4468-bc9b-886605e89838@sessionmgr104&vid=1&hid=113&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ New York Times. (2004, April 6). Science and health: Chiildren 's tv habits are liinked to attention issues. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=2e16668d-c722-40ca-896c 083f9152b7db@sessionmgr13&vid=7&hid=18&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ O 'Connor, A. (2006, March 7). Really?. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=d32a81fe-6188-4be6-8033-c3f2c215e0fe@sessionmgr111&vid=1&hid=113&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ USA Today. (2004, April 5). Short attention span linked to tv. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=2e16668d-c722-40ca-896c- 083f9152b7db@sessionmgr13&vid=7&hid=18&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ