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Television D/ D - Psychology, Special Needs, Health - Posted: 14th Oct, 2007 - 6:08pm
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Television And A D D/ A D H D
I've read this somewhere before. Here it is from a different source, but the same information. Very interesting in an age where many parents are using TV as a "nanny." I know I did when my son was small - not live TV, but children's videos, which this article doesn't mention.
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| Though family genetics may be partly responsible for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, researchers believe environmental factors play a bigger role. Television affects a child's ability to pay attention. Researchers have found that the more television children watch, the more likely they are to later become fidgety, impulsive and have difficulty concentrating-all core symptoms of ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, sometimes abbreviated ADD). A study published in the April 2004 issue of Pediatrics concluded that exposure to television in children aged 1- to 3-years-old increased the risk of developing attention-related problems at age 7. In follow-up studies, the researchers found that early TV viewing was also associated with cognitive trouble and problems in school as children aged. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no television for children 2 and under. Dr. Dimitri Christakis, an author of the above-mentioned study, explains, "Children's brains triple in size during the first two years of life. There is an explosion of infant TV viewing now-we"re in the midst of a national, uncontrolled experiment on the next generation of children, and the truth is we just don't know enough. We"re exposing them to an enormous amount of media at an age when their brains are developing very rapidly." Christakis, a professor of pediatrics and co-author of The Elephant in the Living Room: Make Television Work for Your Kids, conversely notes that TV is associated with improved school performance when viewed by children between the ages of 3 and 5. By this point the kids have already crossed a crucial threshold in developing cognitive abilities and language skills. |
https://health.msn.com/centers/adhd/article...161248>1=9991
Another very anti-TV website has a lot of info regarding TV and kids: https://www.whitedot.org/issue/iss_front.asp
This is a Cornell University press release regarding a study that connects TV and autism:
https://web.search.cornell.edu/
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| Early childhood TV viewing may trigger autism, data analysis suggests Authors urge further study by autism experts into a possible connection FOR RELEASE: October 16, 2006 ITHACA, N.Y. -- A series of data sets analyzed in a paper by economists at Cornell University and Indiana University-Purdue University suggest a connection between early childhood television viewing and the onset of autism. And the authors urge further investigation and research by experts in the field. In a paper to be presented at a conference of the National Bureau of Economic Research, Oct. 20, in Cambridge, Mass., the authors reviewed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' American Time Use Survey on TV viewership rates among children and compared it with data from the National Climactic Data Center, which looks at the amount of precipitation communities receive. This analysis showed that children from rainy counties watch more television. When autism rates were then compared between rainy and drier counties, the relationship between high precipitation and levels of autism was positive. "We tested our hypothesis using existing, well-known data," said Michael Waldman, a professor of economics at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management and a co-author of the research paper. "The analysis shows that early childhood television viewing could be an environmental trigger for the onset of autism and strongly points to the need for more research by experts in the field of autism." Thirty years ago, it was estimated that roughly one in 2,500 children had autism, while today some estimate that number to have increased more than tenfold, to as high as one in 166. At the same time, television viewing has increased dramatically due to easy access to cable and satellite television, more traditional broadcast offerings and the market penetration of VCRs and DVDs. |
Now, this could also just present a case for kids with autism being more prevalent in areas where it rains a lot. Their point is that when it's raining, kids are indoors and watching TV. Very interesting information, either way.
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Interesting. I know in my son's case it is actually the opposite. It is only when he watches television (not every and anything, but children's shows) do we find that he can actually stay still for at least a minute. He can also recant what took place, but our son is a special case and does not gather social cues, so sometimes the shows helps him to understand why people act / react the way they do.
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It all makes a lot of sense. If sugar displaces the proteins and carbohydrates that young bodies and young brains need to grow. TV displaces the play experiences that provide young muscles and neurons the chance to grow strong.
An intersting book, "The Last Child in the Woods" by Richard Louv describes how children's outdoor play oportunities have been severely curtailed in the last twenty or thirty years. TV obviously has become a poor substitute for climbing trees and playing tag and hide-and-go-seek with neighborhood kids.
There are studies that have shown that children with ADHD calm down when they can play on green grass.
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| TV obviously has become a poor substitute for climbing trees and playing tag and hide-and-go-seek with neighborhood kids. |
I think there is a big reason for that... kids who live in concrete jungles have little choice. If you live in an apartment building where people generally hate noisy kids, and dangerous city streets are below then it is likely you will keep your child inside. I would not let my child outside much unless I am going with him, and because of that my child is not likely to go outside as often as he would like. Gone are the days where you simply left your child unattended at the park or a friends house.
I do agree that TV can be substituted and a good way is educational software on your computer and building games that increasing engineering skills (mental).
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