Sam and Alex are now 2 years old and due to the lack of mobility that they experience compared to more active children of their age they have found a new love.... DEAL or NO DEAL. They can't get enough of it... and if you try turning it off then you are seriously jeopardising your own security.
I can't see the appeal myself but it is probably the simplicity of it that attracts.
Apart from this they also love all the usual kids programmes like Bob the Builder, Teletubbies, The Tweenies, Wonder Pets, Big Cook Little Cook and more recently the phenomenon that is Roary the Racing Car.
People are often critical about letting their children watch TV at such a tender age but we feel that as well as offering them learning through play and reading they also develop through watching some of these programmes, for example. Sam was watching the teletubbies last week and started to count along with them at the beginning when they are being introduced. We also, on occasion, find both of them singing along to the themes.
Although we do not agree with plonking children in front of the TV while you go off and do your thing we do think that Children, like adults, need some chill out time. A chance to just put their feet up in front of the box and watch something they enjoy.
Sam and Alex have their own website - www.twinswithsma.co.uk. Why not visit and find out more about them, their families efforts to raise much needed funds or gain help and support if you or someone you know is suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
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I am a psychology student at the University of Southern California and I am doing an assignment in my writing class about the effects of television on children. I would like to share a few comments on your post.
I read something about Wonder Pets that I felt was very interesting. The creators of ‘Wonder Pets’ uses a series of operettas to expose children to classical music. I work with children frequently and I never took the time to understand what Wonder Pets was about. At first glance I felt that the television company was pumping out another child show with no value to children. In agreement with you, I see how this show, along with other children’s programming can be beneficial to the development and entertainment of a child.
I am, however, concerned with children’s television as a whole. In a recent post that I read, written by a psychologist named Dr. Laura Markham (link below), it states that children who frequently watch television have been linked to a variety of disorders, more than the usually mentioned obesity. She comments that the light from the television screen changes hormones in the body leading to early puberty, autism, and diabetes, along with numerous others.
Are you surprised to hear these findings? Will this have any effect on the way that you raise your children?
http://www.wellness.com/blog.asp?blogid=294
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