So, you may have recently seen something in the news about the new research that came out saying videos like Baby Einstein and such are harmful to children. One of my professors sent me and my colleagues a link to a summary of the article. Then my professor's husband (another professor in Human Ecology, sent us a PDF of that article. (Pardon the lack of APA citation formatting).
Frederick J. Zimmerman, PhD; Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH; Andrew N. Meltzoff, PhD. Television and DVD/Video Viewing in Children Younger Than 2 Years.
PEDIATR ADOLESC MED/VOL 161, MAY 2007
He also commented that, "Of course, Ann and I already wrote about this :)," and gave us a word document of their article on the topic. Below is the citation (no link unfortunately) to their article.
John P. Murray and Ann D. Murray. M. Haith & J. Benson (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development. Oxford: Elsevier Publishers, 2008
If the media would have gotten a hold of their article before the other, my professor and her husband might have become famous!!!
Just a side not in case you read the first article, I'll tell you a little about my professors article, too, since you can't read it: Dr. Murray and Dr. Murray's paper is a bit more positive. It says that shows like Sesame Street and Mister Rodgers Neighborhood have positive effects for preschool-aged and older children, and that while things like baby Einstein can have negative effects, with strong parent intervention, they may not (but the general idea remains that TV under the age of 2 is unnecessary and may be harmful).
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