Questions tagged [television]
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Is TV harmful to my infant's development?
My wife and I use our TV to watch shows and streaming movies. Our 2 month old daughter is sometimes drawn to the TV and will turn her head towards it and will 'focus' on it. I know that their eye ...
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At what age should a child be introduced to the Television?
At what age should a child be introduced to the TV?
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Is there any consensus among researchers concerning the effects of watching television and the likes for a child's development?
I've tried to find out whether or not TV-watching is harmful or not for a child's development but haven't really found any good sources. Any tips on studies etc highly appreciated.
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Is it too dangerous for my 2-year-old son to watch YouTube on the iPad for hours?
There are a few questions about the iPad, but I am interested in knowing if such a habit has bad impacts on my son. He watches YouTube for hours and hours. I can't deny that he has learned some good ...
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What TV shows are wholesome for primary-schoolers?
I am looking for good television shows for a seven-to-eight-year-old. Of course, "good" is very vague, so I'll give some examples of what I consider not good, and, while many of you will differ and ...
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Is it reasonable/common for a daycare to show TV shows during the day?
My son is 18-months-old and he is in a daycare room with kids 16-months to 2.5 years. Most days when I pick him up they are watching TV. The shows range from somewhat educational (Dora, Sesame St.) ...
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What can I do to encourage my 12 year old son to enjoy productive activities?
I have a 12 year old son who if completely left up to his own devices, will spend almost all of his free time doing one of two things, playing casual computer games, and watching TV. I would like to ...
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Why do kids pick up on violence in cartoons/movies?
Why is it that children seem to pick up and mimic even the tiniest examples violence on TV?
It's like a golden beacon of what not to do and they seem to be just magnetized towards it.
Let me try to ...
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What exactly is the problem with the Television?
I know it is recommended that kids not watch TV till they are at least two years old, and even then that TV viewing be pretty minimal.
However, I wonder what are the actual detriments to kids older ...
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How can I keep a 14 month old busy at some activity for longer than 3 minutes
Our boy loses interest in any activity - playing with toys /playing with us/mock singing/you-name-it very soon
The only exception is watching TV (which can go on for 30 minutes uninterrupted) and he ...
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Why does 2 hours in front of the TV make my kids grumpy?
I've got two kids, boy 3YO and a girl 5YO.
We find that on a weekend, when they play around the house for two hours (with parental involvement) they end up reasonably good natured (although somewhat ...
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Should I let my 5 year old watch the news?
My 5 year old is very mature for his age. He has an amazing vocabulary and a great attention span. He is very interested in watching the evening news, but often times the news is filled with stories ...
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How do you raise an intelligent and happy daughter in a sexist world?
I don't have enough space to explain my reasoning. I just don't want my daughter to be influenced by the media or the general opinions of "society". My daughter is a baby in my womb.
I've decided no ...
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How can I help my child handle peer pressure regarding television?
I feel there is a conflict between these two aspects:
Kids talk about current trends, and they talk about what's on television right now. I'm guessing that if a child can't participate in this, he ...
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TV shows for toddlers that don't teach bad gender and race dynamics
My daughter is almost 1 and for various reasons outside the scope of this question, I like putting on TV shows that she'll watch on and off while she's playing. My current options are things available ...
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My toddler wants to watch the same shows over and over
My son (2 and a half) watches about 3-6 hours of television a week at home (usually closer to 3 than 6). However, most of that time is spent watching the same shows or movies time and time again.
We ...
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How many hours of television per day are acceptable for a pre-schooler?
I'm aware that TV should be avoided at all, if possible.
However, my daughter likes it and when she watches TV we have the chance of doing some cooking, housekeeping, etc.
So, what's an acceptable ...
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Should a 18 month old be allowed to watch any videos online?
My wife and I know the dangers of too much exposure to television and videos for young children, that is why we restrict the amount of time our kids spend watching them. But these days my wife is ...
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What cartoons teach basic math?
There are some excellent cartoons that teach languages, like Word World, but I'm having a hard time finding ones about math. There's of course Count von Count and other math-related characters on ...
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Toddler always get close to the TV, might it point on bad eye sight?
My 2 years old daughter love to watch TV so we let her do that sometimes. We always ask her to sit on the couch which is ~2 meters away from the TV and she do that, however after few minutes she will ...
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5 year old loved wildlife documentary but was very upset by dead animals
I sat down with my 5 year old son to watch a wildlife documentary. Normaly he is interested in cars and trucks so I thought I'd try something different.
I picked the latest BBC David Attenborough ...
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What television shows could I show my toddlers to encourage multilingual learning?
I have been brought up in a multi-lingual environment and I consider it essential to raise my children the same way. I have done so by buying English, German, Dutch and French books. My idea is that ...
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How do you gauge if a show, movie or story may be too frightening for your child?
My 2-and-a-half year old seems to be fond of shows that I would have expected to be too scary for someone his age. He loves to watch R.L. Stine's Goosebumps (he was introduced to it at daycare by ...
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Do babies who watch TV start speaking late?
Our baby girl just less than two years old but she can't speak like other babies of the same age.
We are not worried about this, but we have a question. My baby girl understand everything, but when ...
