The research shows that the "flicker" from the tv screen attracts and holds the child's attention. The problem is that the flicker keeps shifting, and exposure to this tv flicker over time has been shown, according to research, to reduce a child's attention span. This has dire consequences when the child goes to school, because when the teacher is giving instruction, she is not going to be flickering or moving constantly and changing to a new scene and thus holding the child's attention as well as a tv. TV viewing has been linked to shortening the attention span of a young, under age 5 child, so that child is less ready to learn in a classroom later.
2007-06-12
03:50:28
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Jeannie P
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