A leading child expert is warning parents to limit the amount of television children watch before the age of two, after an extensive review published in the January issue of Acta Paediatrica showed that it can do more harm than good to their ongoing development.
Professor Dimitri A Christakis, from the Seattle Children’s Research Institute and the University of Washington, USA, has also expressed considerable concerns about DVDs aimed at infants that claim to be beneficial, despite a lack of scientific evidence.
And he points out that France has already taken the matter so seriously that in summer 2008 the Government introduced tough new rules to protect the health and development of children under three from the adverse effects of TV.
Brian Mohney, M.D., the Mayo Clinic pediatric ophthalmologist who led the study, describes the research findings and the observation that caused the study to be conducted:
Single working moms, often with little support networks spend up to 90 percent as much time raising children as their married counterparts.
“Time poor” single mothers come surprisingly close in the number of hours they spend caring for their children compared to married mothers, and the difference is explained almost entirely by socio-economic factors and the kind of jobs they hold, say University of Maryland sociologists in a new study.The researchers conclude public policy focuses too heavily on the mother’s marital status.
The study, published in the December issue of the “Journal of Marriage and Family,” [continue reading…]
With the holiday season kicking into full gear it can be a difficult time for compulsive spenders. In this months newsletter Professor Ruth C Engs, Indiana University writes about this problem.
A leading child expert is warning parents to limit the amount of television children watch before the age of two, after an extensive review published in the January issue of Acta Paediatrica showed that it can do more harm than good to their ongoing development.
