Modifying Kids’ TV Habits May Improve Behavior
From a recent USA Today article: “Want to improve your preschoolers’ behavior? Be choosy when it comes to the television shows they watch – even if you don’t reduce the amount of time they spend watching them, a study finds.
In one of the largest studies yet to examine how modifying television content affects the development of young children ages 3 to 5, researchers report that six months after families reduced their kids’ exposure to aggressive and violence-filled programming and increased exposure to enriching and educational programming – even without changing the number of viewing hours – kids demonstrated statistically significant improved behavior compared to children whose media diet went unchanged.”
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