Early Childhood & TV

I do not understand all the hype about toddlers and little kids NOT watching TV. Good grief! Everyone watches TV! Where is this coming from?

 
These recommendations are by no means new. Studies have been reporting problems for close to 15 years. There are some enlightened parents who understand more about brain development and who are following the American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendation about no TV until age three and then only up to 2 hours per day—preferably of educational-type television programs. Watching TV and movies is a “passive mental exercise,” as the brain only processes what another brain has created. Active mental exercise is what builds dendrites on the thinking cells or neurons and prevents pruning of axonal connections because they are not being used. More tomorrow.