Is it OK for babies to watch TV?
The effect of television on children, especially on babies, is an intensely controversial subject. Every year rafts of studies and statistics appear about children’s television habits, and some of them may seem alarming. The average American child watches about four hours of television a day [Source: AAP], while 20 percent of children under 2 have televisions in their rooms. Among babies 3 months old and younger, 40 percent watch TV, with the percentage increasing significantly for children age 2 and younger [Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer]. A study in 2003 found that children 6 months to 6 years old spend an average of two hours a day dealing with “screen media” like televisions,
