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U.S. parents quick to let tiny ones tune in to TV
A study offers "a wake-up call" that notes many 3-month-olds watch.
By Jennifer Barrett The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 05/08/2007 01:43:14 AM MDT
Pressured to raise brilliant children in an era of shrinking family time, American parents are turning to television to educate, entertain and soothe their babies. Forty percent of 3-month-olds are watching television regularly, despite recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics that babies be TV-free until age 2 years. By 24 months, the number rises to 90 percent, according to a study published Monday in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

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