If television rots your brains, I am in real trouble. But if it is too late for me, is there hope for Ivy? She doesn't really watch the TV when it is on. Sometimes she will glance at it, usually if something loud or bright is on, but for the most part she is much more interested in finding a way to put the whole paper towel cardboard roll in her mouth.
But would she watch BabyFirstTV? Finally, a channel just for babies! They have been feeling so left out, but now babies can sit in their rooms and watch their own little TV and their spongy brains can absorb, uh, stuff. Some people have actually claimed that these types of television shows are educational, that they teach little brains about, uh, stuff, and that you are actually making baby smarter by plopping him in front of the tube. Don't get me wrong, I am not opposed to babies watching a little Baby Einstein, but let's not pretend that it's educational; mainly, those shows give mom and dad some time to do a few things that that need to be done. I also don't think that a little TV is detrimental to an infant, even though it is not recommended by the American Association of Pediatrics that babies under 2 watch any TV. And even if it is a wee bit harmful, I watched loads of TV when I was young and look at me!
And I just read today that people have more TVs in their house than people. Yikes. But really, who needs friends and bike rides and farmers markets and baseball games and wine tasting and coffee on the benches outside of Peets, who really needs any of that when you have the television? Maybe it is not harmful to baby, but there have got to be better ways to entertain a person. I will try to remember this the next time I sit down for the newest episode of Project Runway.
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