Your Baby Can Read, anyone tried it?

akumushi · 02-10-2010, 09:30 AM

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that kids under 2 years old not watch any TV and that those older than 2 watch no more than 1 to 2 hours. I highly doubt that a DVD is going to make your child develop more quickly in any area so this is most likely another scam/fad like Baby Einstein. The research shows that TV at a young age just doesn't give learning benefits and if anything actually gives your kid ADHD. Read to your child every day and talk to him as much as possible and he will develop at his own pace. If they know their alphabet before kindergarten, you've done good!

Starscream · 02-10-2010, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by akumushi

. The research shows that TV at a young age just doesn't give learning benefits and if anything actually gives your kid ADHD.

A fellow teacher who works with me constantly says that watching Sesame Street results in children having ADHD. The show has many, many short segments in each hour long episode. This results in a shorter attention span.

Not sure I buy into it as I watched Sesame Street when I was a kid and I turned out fine...(umm, wait, let me rethink that last statement

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02-10-2010, 09:30 AM	#1
akumushi Habanos Apologist Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,298 Trading: (11)	Re: Your Baby Can Read, anyone tried it? The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that kids under 2 years old not watch any TV and that those older than 2 watch no more than 1 to 2 hours. I highly doubt that a DVD is going to make your child develop more quickly in any area so this is most likely another scam/fad like Baby Einstein. The research shows that TV at a young age just doesn't give learning benefits and if anything actually gives your kid ADHD. Read to your child every day and talk to him as much as possible and he will develop at his own pace. If they know their alphabet before kindergarten, you've done good! __________________ "Eventually, however, every ash must drop. And the drop usually is as sudden as it is final."