Early Childhood Education

American Academy of Pediatrics recommends limiting television for preschoolers, justone hour
Television has become the savior of many mothers and caregivers to care for a toddler.Do not believe? Just think when the little busy running at mealtime, the best way to sit ison television. Children continue to hunt you down, while asking this or that, "go watchTV" can be a powerful phrase to keep your child without guilt.


As reported in LiveScience, a recent study found that American children watch too much television, even some of them more than 5 hours per day. It was as if the search wasconducted in Indonesia, then the result may be more surprising. 3 hours watchingtelevision, playing video games was continued for 2 hours, struggling with a computerfor 1 hour, for example. In fact, based on recommendations by the American Academyof Pediatrics, limiting exposure to television screens for preschoolers is one hour.


The recommendations are also based on a study on the relationship between time ofexposure with negative effects, which is slow to speak, obesity, potentially aggressivebehavior and lower academic ability. The study led by Dr. Pooja Tandon SeattleChildren's Research Institute and the University of Washington, who later published bythe Journal of Pediatrics.

The study included 9,000 children of preschool age, who is 4-5 years, with both parentsand caregivers. The children were grouped by means of parenting, namely with caregivers in their own home or the care of relatives, in child care centers, child carethat are less capable and supported by his parents at home. Perhaps what we need toconsider is how to care with nanny and who themselves treated by their parents, asmany did in Indonesia.


Consequently, they are cared for at home spend time watching the screen for five hours per day and those who are with her ​​parents spend about 4 hours per day. This shows that the children free to turn the TV at any time in his own home.

The reason might be predictable. In addition to roles on television as a babysitter,parents also feel safer for her children watching television all day rather than leaving home to do activities with friends. The reason why this can not be regarded as amistake, given the various social reasons underlying parents to be.