Early television watching can endanger healthy development.
In addition to reporting young children's increased exposure to television, these studies have also discovered that TV in the first three years of life can have a negative impact on healthy development:
Infant exposure to television has been linked to delayed language development and kindergarten readiness skills. 15,16
Early exposure to TV has also been connected to attention disorders and sleep problems. 17,18
TV use at age three has been linked to behavior problems and to long-term effects on social development, classroom engagement, and academic achievement