Into the minds of babes : how screen time affects children from birth to age five / Lisa Guernsey.
"As a mother, Lisa Guernsey wondered about the influence of television on her two young daughters. As a reporter, she resolved to find out. What she first encountered was tired advice, sensationalized research claims, and a rather Draconian mandate from the American Association of Pediatrics: n...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books,
[2007]
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| Summary: | "As a mother, Lisa Guernsey wondered about the influence of television on her two young daughters. As a reporter, she resolved to find out. What she first encountered was tired advice, sensationalized research claims, and a rather Draconian mandate from the American Association of Pediatrics: no TV at all before the age of two. But like many parents, she wanted straight answers and realistic advice, so she kept digging: she visited infant-perception labs and child development centers around the country. She interviewed scores of parents, psychologists, cognitive scientists, and media researchers, as well as programming executives at Noggin, Disney, Nickelodeon, Sesame Workshop and PBS. Much of what she found flies in the face of conventional wisdom and led her to conclude that new parents will be best served by focusing on "the three C's": content, context, and the individual child." "Into the Minds of Babes is a book that points out how little credible research exists to support the AAP's dire recommendation. Parents, teachers, and psychologists will be relieved to learn positive approaches to using videos with young children and will be empowered to make their own informed choices."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-274) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0465027989 9780465027989 |