Slog - Comments on Headline of the Day http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10 I'm filing this under "Hetero" because most babies' parents are straight: 40 percent of babies watch TV, UW study finds Babies are glued to television sets these days, with 40 percent of 3-month- olds and 90 percent of 2-year-olds regularly watching TV, according to a University of Washington study released Monday. These tiny viewers are further proof that baby TV is a booming business in 2007. Today, infants have their own 24-hour network, Brainy Baby and Baby Einstein DVDs, and a growing list of other programs made just for them. Many also have sets in their bedrooms.... Copyright 2008 Tue, 08 May 2007 12:28:34 -0800 Fri, 18 May 2007 23:11:26 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe Most babies' parents are dumb.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710092 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710092 Hetero Tue, 08 May 2007 12:36:10 -0800 Comment by monkey I blame TV for all my childhood problems.

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710095 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710095 Hetero Tue, 08 May 2007 12:39:28 -0800 Comment by Levislade How about 33% of children under 6 have TVs in their bedrooms? That's what scares me.

]]> Levislade http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710096 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710096 Hetero Tue, 08 May 2007 12:39:33 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Movies kept me sane. Wait...

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710097 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710097 Hetero Tue, 08 May 2007 12:41:28 -0800 Comment by Sargon Bighorn Is this a good thing or a bad thing? I suspect most people have a TV in their house because they feel TV is not a bad thing.

]]> Sargon Bighorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710109 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710109 Hetero Tue, 08 May 2007 12:50:22 -0800 Comment by Vooodooo84 how can 3 month olds even watch tv?

]]> Vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710132 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710132 Hetero Tue, 08 May 2007 13:14:58 -0800 Comment by Mike of Renton My 3 year old does NOT have a TV in her room and does NOT watch TV very much. She's too busy web crawling on the computer.

]]> Mike of Renton http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710134 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710134 Hetero Tue, 08 May 2007 13:15:29 -0800 Comment by The CHZA I liked watching Mr. Rogers, Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow and Square One on PBS when I was a kid. My mom didn't let me figure out how to work the TV, and I didn't really try, because those were good shows. Now even PBS has crappy cartoons in place of cool shows for really little kids. I'm probably not the only person who wants my kids to grow up in the same time I grew up instead of their own :P

]]> The CHZA http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710136 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710136 Hetero Tue, 08 May 2007 13:16:06 -0800 Comment by Abby According to my mother, I watched a hell of a lot of Sesame Street when I was a kid. I was also reading by four. She maintains that they're connected.

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710138 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710138 Hetero Tue, 08 May 2007 13:16:40 -0800 Comment by Boomer in NYC Good lord, just wait until they start analyzing and direct marketing to that demographic. As it is, I freak out when I"m watching Adult Swim and a commerical comes on for Depends Undergarments.

]]> Boomer in NYC http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710152 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710152 Hetero Tue, 08 May 2007 13:25:02 -0800 Comment by Carollani I went to dinner at Bamboo Garden on Queen Anne last night and at a table across the way there was a family who had a baby in a high chair with a dvd player set in front of her(?) the entire length of their dinner. When the video was over they actually went and selected the Bonus Features to continue the distraction from... the family? Maybe I'm idealistic, but shouldn't a child learn that dinner with the family is an interactive time? It was really distracting.

]]> Carollani http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710236 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710236 Hetero Tue, 08 May 2007 15:06:57 -0800 Comment by Brandon H Dan, did you have a TV around during your kid's formative years, or even during your own?

I didn't get a tv in my room till I was like 6 or 7.

]]> Brandon H http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710374 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710374 Hetero Tue, 08 May 2007 17:35:52 -0800 Comment by iris So how long will it be before some maverick researcher discovers the heretofore undreamt-of correlation between babies watching TV and the skyrocketing incidence of autism and A.D.D.?

What in god's name makes people willing to have trash poured into their kids' heads? And please spare me the "I watched Sesame Street and learned to read at 4" until you can present the other, alternate-universe you who had the exact same upbringing except for no Sesame Street, and didn't learn to read until you were 6. If real live parents share wonderful books with their kids, just for the sheer fun of it, the kid will grow up liking to read.

I don't have a tv set and I haven't for decades. My kid's at an ivy league college and I keep my no-tv lifestyle closeted around co-workers and casual acquaintances, because it's just so damn weird nowadays and I don't want to come across as an annoying crank. But, Jesus ... Babies watching tv? Toxic, toxic, toxic!

]]> iris http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710420 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710420 Hetero Tue, 08 May 2007 18:59:33 -0800 Comment by Michael M Informative page you have, it’s surely beneficial to learn more on this subject. One should learn as much as possible to be able to put it into a good use. Here is another page that talks about Vaginal Discharge issues check it here http://www.yeast-infection-cure-treatments.com/Vaginal-Discharge.php

]]> Michael M http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710452 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710452 Hetero Wed, 09 May 2007 01:17:54 -0800 Comment by Gloria Weird. I didn't get a TV in my room until I was ... uh ... 20. Just around the time I stopped watching TV.

]]> Gloria http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710581 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710581 Hetero Wed, 09 May 2007 03:53:01 -0800 Comment by Shay >So how long will it be before some maverick researcher discovers the heretofore undreamt-of correlation between babies watching TV and the skyrocketing incidence of autism and A.D.D.?

They already did - for A.D.D. at any rate. Kids who watch a lot of T.V. have markedly shorter attentions spans and higher levels of aggressive behavior. This has been proven by more than one study. Kids who watch a lot of T.V. are also more likely to be obese.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends NO screen time (this includes computers, by the way) for children under 3 and limited screen time after that. In very young children, it actually affects the way the brain develops, and not in a good way. That includes Sesame Street, Baby Einstein and "educational" computer games.

]]> Shay http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710621 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/headline_of_the_day_10#c710621 Hetero Wed, 09 May 2007 05:41:22 -0800 Comment by Bill MSN I NIIPET
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