Pediatrician Poll: Television
TV before age two: evil?
by Babble Staff
March 15, 2007
"Under the right supervision, TV is okay. It really depends on what they watch. In general it's not harmful, but there is a lot of misleading information on TV that kids can't process." — Erik Cohen, MD, FAAP. Greenwich, CT.
"TV should never be a babysitter. But if a parent sits down with their 18-month-old and together they watch an educational and stimulating TV show, that can be quite healthy." — John W. Waidner, MD, FAAP. Jacksonville, FL.
"We don't know definitely that it is bad, but we do know it has no benefits. That includes videos, DVDs; all screentime." — Kim Gush MD, FAAP. Chapel Hill, NC.
To obtain these results, we randomly called 300 AAP-approved pediatricians in 50 states, then tallied the answers of the 20 who called back.
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