tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450925798103775507.post4944064339166296086..comments2023-10-16T07:27:42.899-07:00Comments on Family Fun: Are We Harvesting a Couch Potato?Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341997154413581328noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450925798103775507.post-88653669695945288832007-05-10T22:31:00.001-07:002007-05-10T22:31:00.001-07:00Also, you do not have a couch potato. I have seen ...Also, you do not have a couch potato. I have seen your very active boy.Christy@pipandsqueakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595701576589813930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450925798103775507.post-62204455790678704092007-05-10T22:31:00.000-07:002007-05-10T22:31:00.000-07:00I also thought thier statistics were pretty weak. ...I also thought thier statistics were pretty weak. Something like 12% vs 22% getting distracted in school. Pretty close margin really. I know I feel guilty when Katherine watches TV too. Really she mainly is in the room when we are watching our shows which is probably worse than just putting on a video for her. She does not pay too much attention to it though and knows when it changes to a kids show and all fo a sudden is interested.Christy@pipandsqueakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595701576589813930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450925798103775507.post-53489829455767015482007-05-09T21:15:00.000-07:002007-05-09T21:15:00.000-07:00Amy pointed me to the AAP report. I found it inte...Amy pointed me to the AAP report. I found it interesting that in the REUTERS (msn) report that they quote the American Acadamy of Pediatrics as saying "They [AAP] recommend that children under age 2 should not watch any [TV] and older children should watch no more than 2 hours a day of quality programming."<BR/><BR/>However, when I went to the AAP report the actual quote is "Until more research is done about the effects of TV on very young children, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) <B>does not recommend</B> television for children age 2 or younger. For older children, the Academy recommends no more than 1 to 2 hours per day of educational, nonviolent programs."<BR/><BR/>Call it a subtlty, but "not recommending" is not the same as <BR/>"recommending against". It sounds like the AAP acknowledges that there is not enough research and they don't want to endorse it as helpful yet. I think this is the case because in the context of the AAP report, the previous paragraph states the benefits of TV for pre-schoolers "Studies show that preschool children who watch educational TV programs do better on reading and math tests than children who do not watch those programs. When used carefully, television can be a positive tool to help your child learn."<BR/><BR/>I'm with you Lauren, this is not only slanted toward guilt, but it makes you think the AAP is saying something that it is not.<BR/><BR/>Here is the link to the AAP report:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.aap.org/family/tv1.htm" REL="nofollow">www.aap.org/family/tv1.htm</A><BR/><BR/>If you want to write another email with this new info, go for it.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422420732494215076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450925798103775507.post-76272299430203817052007-05-09T19:13:00.000-07:002007-05-09T19:13:00.000-07:00That's video clip really annoyed me too. JG doesn...That's video clip really annoyed me too. JG doesn't get to watch more than 1/2 of a sesame street show and now I feel terribly guilty. I'm glad you wrote to them...they didn't give any actual data on how it hurts kids to watch t.v. occasionally. uggh.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13511314631205258924noreply@blogger.com