Researchers at the University of Iowa say children's social and emotional development is enhanced in the absence of a television playing in the background while they're doing something else, like playing a game or interacting with friends and family.
After looking into the impact of television on young children's cognitive development, they also suggest that non-educational programming should be avoided.
"Kids are going to learn from whatever you put in front of them," says Deborah Linebarger, associate professor in education at the UI and the lead author on the study, published online in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. "So what kind of messages, what kind of things do you want them to learn? That would be the kind of media you'd purposefully expose them to."
In the study, researchers employed data from a US survey of 1,150 families with children between two and eight years old.
Taking into account demographics and parenting styles when assessing what affects children's success, the team found an association between media content and executive function, a term used to describe general cognitive regulation. Specifically, they found that educational television increased executive function.
As for background TV, they found that it can divert a child's attention from play and learning.
"Children whose parents create a home environment that is loving and nurturing and where rules and expectations are the same from one time to another are better able to control their behavior, display more empathy, and do better academically," says Linebarger.
The study was published in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.
AFP RELAXNEWS
Sat Jul 26 2014
Recent research says parents should turn off the TV when it's not in use and take careful consideration when determining what's appropriate for children to watch. ébikeriderlondon/shutterstock.com
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