Television Watching Can Effect your Children Brain Development

Television watching can harm According to Christakis 30 percent of US households keep a television on at all times; this can have a substantial effect on an infant's development

Christakis told that newborn brain is very sensitive. All that cognitive stimulation is critical to the underlying structural design that's developing. Every word that babies hear, and every time they hear it, is extremely important.

Many observations have been backed by a team at the University of Massachusetts, which found that infants exposed to television hear 20 percent fewer words from their parents during each hour of programming they watch.

Daniel Anderson, who led the back-up study old that parents are less engaged with the children if the television is on. Children over two years learn a lot of vocabulary from television.

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Kids Health

There's a lot of discussion these days about fit kids. People who care (parents, doctors, teachers, and others) want to know how to help kids be more fit.

Being fit is a way of saying a person eats well, gets a lot of physical activity (exercise), and has a healthy weight. If you're fit, your body works well, feels good, and can do all the things you want to do, like run around with your friends.

Some steps only parents can take — such as serving healthy meals or deciding to take the family on a nature hike. But kids can take charge, too, when it comes to health.

Here are five rules to live by, if you're a kid who wants to be fit. The trick is to follow these rules most of the time, knowing that some days (like your birthday) might call for cake and ice cream.

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