New study says TV hinders learning
Posted July 15th, 2008 by minortopics | via www.abcnews.go.comA new study claims that having the television on in the background can hinder learning in younger children.
Just because you’ve learned to tune out the television doesn’t mean infants and toddlers can, according to a new study in the journal Childhood Development. According to the study, that background adult television might be a harmful distraction.
Researchers observed 50 kids aged 1 to 3 at play in a room for an hour: half the time was television-free, and half the time the TV show “Jeopardy” was playing on a television in the room. Although the children in the room while the TV was on glanced up only occasionally, the researchers saw clear signs that the children had trouble concentrating.