I always get into tiffs with my mother about my infant daughter watching "Sesame Street." My mom seems to think it's educational, while I have repeatedly heard that ANY TV for an infant does no good whatsoever. It actually harms their language development and distracts them, making them less interactive with their caregivers (whether parents or day care workers, nannies etc...) and their environment, which is where the real learning comes from.
However, I have to admit, the last few months have found me losing my sanity more and more at home and turning on the morning TV news for about an hour or two. Hopefully it's not too damaging but I just can't imagine now not having at least some time to watch the news. I'm sure I'm not the only one out there...
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