Ask me to recite just about any Dr. Seuss book (or Fancy Nancy, or Eric Carle) and I’ll probably be able to do it from memory. Do you want to know the lyrics to a Veggie Tales song? How about the Imagination Movers? It’s all stored in my head, and I don’t think it’s [...]
Tags: books, DVDs, learning, music, over and over, repetion, songs, TV, videos
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Wow, another argument to limit TV times for our kids. Prolonged TV times has been linked to childhood obesity, poor performance at school, sleep problems, and increased blood pressure. Now it’s also been linked to asthma and wheezing! A British study looked at more than 3000 children from birth up to their 11th birthday. Respiratory [...]
Tags: asthma, sedentary behavior, televison, TV, wheezing
Posted in: Health, Parenting
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I know that most of our readers are married, but still I thought I would pass on this interesting email I received. Please note that I have not verified its integrity, that is up to you…
Hi my name is Tony Miros and I am working with TVLand on a new program called “First Love [...]
Tags: casting, love, model, reality TV, TV
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Discovery Kids, Sesame Street, Cartoon Netowrk, Disney Channel,…
The choices are almost endless. They are supposed to enhance a little child’s language and cognitive skills. But are they really beneficial as they claim to be?
Dimitri Christakis, a researcher at the Seattle Children’s Research Institute and the University of Washington says such claims are not supported by [...]
Tags: benefits, DVDs, Research, Toddlers, TV, TV programs
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There is a commercial on TV for our cable provider that irritates me to no end. It starts with a toddler watching a favorite character on a television show, then the toddler moves into the car and watches the same character on a screen in the car, then the toddler goes into the mall to meet this [...]
Tags: digital age, handheld, mental stimulation, play, social interaction, television, TV, unplug, video games
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