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prinoodles t1_j781sw5 wrote

Reply to comment by DragonRei86 in A new study suggests that too much screen time during infancy may lead to changes in brain activity, as well as problems with executive functioning — the ability to stay focused and control impulses, behaviors, and emotions — in elementary school. by Wagamaga

My child is 4.5 and her tv time is about one episode of Sesame Street on the weekend if she remembers it. This only started like 6 months ago when she got sick and we were trying to make her rest. I think if you start the kid off with books and fun activities, they don’t tend to find tv that interesting. When my daughter was younger, when we went to other people’ houses and they had tv on, she would watch for 5 minutes and lose interest. Real world is a lot more interesting to her.

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PartyPorpoise t1_j79401m wrote

That makes sense. Little kids are interested in actually doing things, interacting with things. I always suspected that issues from too much screen time may be more common in kids who get a lot of screen time early on.

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Bubble_James_Bubble t1_j79wa3u wrote

Also, if they see you reading, they are much more likely to read.

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PartyPorpoise t1_j79y0g2 wrote

And it almost goes without saying, but kids need to have access to different activities if you want them off the screen. Are there books, toys, and crafts in the home? I hate when parents complain about their kids not doing things when they don’t give them the opportunity to do it.

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