One of the things on my “I will never…” list is for Will not to watch TV until he is at least 2 years old. I know people think that this is ridiculous but study after study shows that TV is not good for infants and can lead to ADD, obesity and sleep disturbances. Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Boston and Harvard Medical School released a study this week that concluded that watching television does not make babies smarter. Contrary to popular belief, TV viewing is not beneficial to children’s brain development.

Dr. Michael Rich, a co-author of the study, is quoted saying that baby educational videos are “just wasted time” and “At the very best, they steal time from much more productive cognitive developmental activities. Ultimately, what it’s about is to make parents not feel guilty about an electronic baby sitter.”

This particular study was not looking at the possible harmful effects of TV. So, their conclusion is that TV is not beneficial

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A few pictures of Will  laying on his stomach and holding up his head. PepperAnn has taken a little more interest in Will now that he holds his head up and rolls over. Today she showed him how easy it is to roll over – she is such a show off!