How TV Affects Children's Brain
Early Cognitive Experiences Can Help Balance The Effects
The human brain experiences the highest growth rate of our entire lifetime between the ages of birth and 3 years old. Studies show a strong positive correlation -- the earlier and more TV screen time exposure experienced, the higher chance of an increase in attention deficit issues by the time children turn 7. The key is in the pacing of the TV programs and the content which is presented. Children who spent more time doing cognitive learning activities such as hands on playtime or storytime, are less likely to develop attention issues.
Young children are all born with the brain capacity to learn. How they develop depends on the kinds of stimuli we expose them to during these critical developing years. An example given is the functional ability for humans to learn language. The capacity is built into the brain, but to be able to speak like a native speaker, one would require early exposure to the sounds of the language. Hence the recommendation to learn language at an early age (see available IQuest Chinese and Spanish language classes).
Dr. Dimitri Christakis is the director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle Children's Research Institute. He is also a pediatrician at the Seattle Children's Hospital and professor in the School of Medicine at University of Washington. He has devoted his career to investigating how early experiences affect children and to helping parents improve their children's early learning environments. He has authored more than 170 research articles and co-authored the book The Elephant in the Living Room: Make Television Work for Your Kids. This is a good resource for parents to reference about choosing appropriate media experiences for your family.
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4 Points Academy - September 6th, 2016
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Important Dates
5th Labor Day Holiday - no IQuest classes
6th First Day of Classes for 4Points Academy
11th Cedar Park Steam Train Event
14th LISD Early Release Day - No Shuttle Pick Up. IQuest is open for classes.
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