TV Watching as Toddler Causes Long Term Damage June 2, 2010

Everyone knows watching TV is bad for you. It has been associated with poor health and mental activity. What is news is that for every hour your child watches TV at age 2, they become more and more likely to have a higher body mass index and perform poorly in school.

The University of Michigan study found that TV causes an increased likelihood of children don’t pay as much attention in school, perform worse in math, eat more junk food, live a more sedentary life, are bullied more and have more problems adjusting at school.

The study has confirmed what smaller, less stringent studies have hinted at in the past. The most worrisome finding is that the problems caused by TV persisted even after the age of 7 in the children studied.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends less than two hours of TV per day.