I heard that if babies watch TV it ups there chances of developing autisum, has anyone else heard of this or know if it's true cause my two month old stares at the TV if we have her in the living room...I try to distract her with toys but she just loves to stare at the TV should I make her stop?
2007-09-14 08:51:32 · 14 answers · asked by amber_91w 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
no. as long as she's not too close theres no problem. just make sure you talk to her alot then she has less chance of slow development. you cannot develop autism, you're born with the potential to have it.
she's just curious and fasinated by the colours and sounds..
its nothing to wory about
she'll be fine
best of luck
hope i answered your question
Emilyxxx
2007-09-14 08:57:25 · answer #1 · answered by -Green-Eyed-Angel- 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Many experts contend that young children shouldn't watch any TV. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says that children under 2 years old should not watch any television and that children older than 2 shouldn't watch more than one to two hours of TV a day.
Television wastes babies' "alert time," since babies sleep about 12 hours a day [Source: Forbes]. Parents can better spend the time their baby is awake by speaking "baby talk" (which actually helps babies develop language) and engaging in interactive activities that TV can't provide. Physical and social interaction allows babies to pick up subtle cues that also help language development. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association recommends a variety of exercises for aiding babies' cognitive development, including using eye contact, engaging in back-and-forth conversation, playing "finger games" (like peek-a-boo) and reading to a child [Source: ASHA]. If they're on their own, games like playing with blocks are beneficial.
Some research shows that certain TV shows do help development. The popularity and critical acclaim of "Sesame Street," which is geared towards toddlers, is proof of that. Preschool-aged children can benefit from educational TV. There's also a TV channel called BabyFirstTV devoted solely to programming for babies, but it is the subject of some criticism. BabyFirstTV runs commercial-free, educational programs that last less than 10 minutes. The company claims that while parents generally leave babies to watch TV unattended, most of their customers watch TV with their children.
2007-09-14 09:01:37 · answer #2 · answered by pensk8r 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No thing wrong with happen with her if she watches tv, but is not recommendable that a baby that young does. She stares at it because her vision is still very blurry and she sees lights and changes in intensity and colors. My baby did the same - I guess all babies do. I bought my baby a gym that has music and lights , and toys with lights and she would stare at those - much better than tv. Of course at that age she just stared, now she loves actually playing with them. Congrats on the baby girl.
2007-09-14 10:04:23 · answer #3 · answered by Baby Ruth habla español 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At that age a baby's eyes are still developing. Things are still a bit fussy it's good for there to be a lot of contrasting colors around like blacks and whites, reds and greens, blues and oranges, so on. Little babies aren't much interested in toys 'cuz they're just barely old enough to hold on to them no less really play with them they're just learning that 'hey i have arms' I think babies like to watch repetitive motion too I dunno why maybe to reuse the same brain pathways to make them stronger? Anyway my baby cousin when she was little like up to 4 months would love to just watch the ceiling fan go round. Now if anything could make someone become autistic staring at a ceiling fan for hours could do it, but she is now almost 2 and she is perfectly fine she runs, climbs, and jabbers non-stop.
2007-09-14 09:02:10 · answer #4 · answered by Maria 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no known cure for autism so don't believe everything you read or hear and whatever you do don't listen to gossip, it will just make you more nervous. It's all speculation. I wouldn't worry just yet. If this continues when she gets older like around two, then I'd talk to your child's peditrician. She may just be a very visual learner. It's very difficult to determine autism at two months of age. She may like the movement she sees on the television or if it's black and white she might be responding to the contrast of the colors.
2007-09-14 09:10:31 · answer #5 · answered by Shortie Cake 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are playing with your baby, just turn the TV off! If someone else is watching TV, then play with her in a different room.
2007-09-14 10:42:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's just attracted to the flashing lights and colours. If you're really concerned, turn the TV off and the radio on if you need background noise, but it's not going to cause her to develop autism.
2007-09-14 09:10:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive never heard of it adding to the development of Autism, but I have heard that it increases the chances of your child developing an Attention Disorder.
2007-09-14 08:56:11 · answer #8 · answered by Jessika 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there has been no evidence coorelating tv viewing to autism, its only one of many, many theoires. At 2 months she will be attracred to the flashing lights of the tv, thats all. Obviously you don't want to just sit her in front of it to entertain her, but if she stares at the tv while you watch the news then its no big deal.
2007-09-14 08:59:58 · answer #9 · answered by parental unit 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
watching TV at a young age can cause attention deceit problems.
They will become bored easily because the TV constantly changes screen views every few seconds.
2007-09-14 09:01:03 · answer #10 · answered by Hanna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋