Young children shouldn’t be exposed to TV or digital media,paediatricians say. Well, I confess: mine are already experts in navigating the darker recesses of YouTubeAccording to the American Academy of Pediatrics, and children under two shouldnt be exposed to TV or digital media,which makes me wonder how the paediatricians in question turn their backs on their kids in order to make dinner, or win their screaming toddlers into a pushchair when the only bribe to hand is the iPhone.
I say this by way of a plea for mitigation. My children are under two and both recognise the icon for YouTube. They know how to swipe, and scroll and activate clips. The AAP guidelines were established in response to studies on the impact of screen time on the brain development of young children,but most parents who break them have a more visceral understanding of why screens are execrable, even as they cave in and allow them. whether you want to become acquainted with the creepiest corners of the internet, and there is no quicker way than putting a phone into the hands of an 18-month-old and walking absent. Related: Television – not in front of the children? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com