Doctors: TV Stunts Babies’ Development

Baby Watching TV

Baby Watching TV

The American Academy of Pediatrics is discouraging parents from letting children younger than two watch TV. The group’s research finds a correlation between watching television and language development problems.  Not surprisingly, actually interacting with your children has a stronger impact on their development. . Read the full article at NYTimes.com

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Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).

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