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To: Sopater
Advocates and critics agree on one thing: More research is needed on television's effect on young brains

Well, it may be anecdotal, but my kid watched LOTS of music videos when he was young. We found that when he was 9 months old, he'd sit in a chair and watch a music video (kids music video...Wee Sing,Sing-A-Longs, etc.) So needless to say, we took advantage of that fact. He grew up loving music, is a wonderful pianist, did very well in math, and is about to earn his college bachelor's degree at the age of 19. We didn't do TV per se...especially TV with commercials, but he did watch a lot of music videos and I believe it influenced him for the better. Was he drawn to the music videos because that was his aptitude, or was his aptitude developed because of the music videos? I don't have the answer to that, but I don't think TV/video viewing is all bad...I think some programs can be good.

5 posted on 05/08/2007 8:11:35 AM PDT by dawn53
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To: dawn53

My oldest son used to watch country music videos and learned to sing all the songs before he was two. Now that he’s 13, he refuses to sing, and want to be a heavy-metal drummer.


7 posted on 05/08/2007 8:19:52 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("The cats will call me a lawyer!")
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To: dawn53
We homeschool, and my kids just sit and watch TV for a good part of the day...


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14 posted on 05/08/2007 8:42:34 AM PDT by Sopater (A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left. ~ Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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