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The real question should be why your generation could watch Mr. Rogers, but most kids of this generation can't concentrate enough to enjoy it. I changed my kid'
by hajile 9y ago
The real question should be why your generation could watch Mr. Rogers, but most kids of this generation can't concentrate enough to enjoy it. I changed my kid's routines away from most TV (allowing slower paced educational stuff) and they seem to be much better for it.
It's worth noting that France banned the marketing of shows targeted at children under three [source](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/2595495/France-bans-marketing-television-programmes-targeted-at-under-threes.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/259...)
[TV causes concentration issues](https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2010/jul/TVVGattention https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2010/jul/TVVGattention) [similar study](http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/113/4/708?sso=1&sso_redirect_count=1&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/113/4/708?sso=...)
[TV causes school and health problems](https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=115965 https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=1...)
There's a much more questionable effect of increasing violence [source](http://www.latimes.com/health/la-hew-kidviolence2002-story.html http://www.latimes.com/health/la-hew-kidviolence2002-story.h...)