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Why is it harmful for children under two years old to watch TV?

American pediatricians warn that for children under two years of age, television can be a significant danger.

Firstly, they argue, in the cerebral cortex of an infant, the number of connections between neurons is twice as high as in an adult: the brain needs to cope with the awareness of the surrounding world, in which everything is new, unknown, unexpected for a little man. This is the most critical period for developing visual and language skills. In addition, around the age of 18 months, the frontal lobes of the brain, which are responsible for contact with other people, are rapidly developing in a child. Therefore, it is necessary to talk, play, communicate with such young children, and not occupy them with TV.

Secondly, the TV is a point source of sound, while in the real world sounds are voluminous, coming from different directions. Therefore, children who are accustomed to TV are worse than others in determining the direction to the sound source.

Thirdly, since the TV gives a one-dimensional, flat image, fascination with it can also interfere with the development of stereoscopic vision, which continues in a child until the age of four.

And fourthly, pediatricians remind, after some operations on the eyes, people are advised not to read, but to watch TV, since the eyes are fixed in one position and are not injured by unnecessary movements. If a child who is not yet able to read often watches TV shows, his eyes get used to stillness. Not only will it be difficult for him to run his eyes over the lines in the future, his normal growth of eyeballs may be disrupted.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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