A study is published in the June issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine magazine that states that having TV on makes verbal interaction between parents and babies reduced.
"Some of these reductions are probably due to children being left alone in front of the television, but others may reflect situations in which adults, even if they are present, are distracted by the screen and do not interact with their baby in a discernible way." .
This conclusion goes directly against certain programs aimed at the younger public and that they claim to favor the development of babies, because the conclusion is that, rather than helping them, it harms them.
"If we take into account the defining role that adult caregivers play in children's language development, whether or not children are spoken while the television is on could be critical."
The authors of the study studied 329 children between two and 48 months of age. Their evaluation has made them determine that for each hour of television the children received an average of 770 words less than if it was not set. The children listened to less words from their caregivers and this influenced the fact that they ended up producing fewer vocalizations when talking with them. The loss of conversation stimulus Normal had a negative impact on his verbal development.
"At first impression, these findings may seem purely intuitive. However, these findings should be interpreted in light of the fact that children's DVD promoters claim that their products are designed to give parents and children an opportunity to interact with each other. yes, statement that lacks empirical evidence. "
The advice would be to assess very carefully the need to turn on a baby's TV and distrust the supposed benefits that the advertising of programs designed for children affirms. Nothing better than talking to the baby and spending time. Nothing can replace the contact and conversation of adults.
