tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701157.post5034034949055997114..comments2024-01-10T19:50:30.163+00:00Comments on children are people: TV is bad for toddlers?emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15105753491792762911noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701157.post-54253519468103416772007-05-07T14:01:00.000+00:002007-05-07T14:01:00.000+00:00"Only good parents can make for good TV viewing." ..."Only good parents can make for good TV viewing." I agree. Because someone needs to be switched on enough to pick up the quotes and say the next line back, otherwise conversation doesn't build. Or switched on enough to try out the craft ideas from teletubbies, or whatever it is.<BR/><BR/>But care homes - no I don't agree. I've been reading old John Bowlby on "Childcare and the growth of love" and while I think he's way off about day care (conclusions not supported by evidence - he may be correct that it's a bad thing but not for the reasons he uses), the evidence about children actually in care homes or otherwise not with the parents is pretty overwhelmingly saying that it damages the children in all sorts of ways. When I finish reading Bowlby, I'll write a proper review and then we can have a proper discussion about that... (Scheduling of criticism heh)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105753491792762911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701157.post-29647840876960155422007-05-07T09:58:00.000+00:002007-05-07T09:58:00.000+00:00I've been thinking about this one.Quoting Sutcliff...I've been thinking about this one.<BR/><BR/>Quoting Sutcliffe:<BR/><BR/>"The other error (received opinion might be a better description) is the widespread assumption that television is necessarily worse than whatever it replaces."<BR/><BR/>Couldn't the same be said of nurseries and even care homes? If parents are bad, that doesn't mean the alternative would be better than good parents.<BR/><BR/>Only good parents can make for good TV viewing. While watching TV, children certainly benefit from having things explained or having a parent willing to answer their questions.<BR/><BR/>Television can cause problems because it can take time from learning other skills that require true human interaction and true exploration of the real 3D world.<BR/><BR/>Good parents would be thinking of interesting places, people, objects and game play for their toddlers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701157.post-23650157195484315812007-04-30T15:55:00.000+00:002007-04-30T15:55:00.000+00:00Thank you for your comment! Yes, isn't it a shame?...Thank you for your comment! <BR/><BR/>Yes, isn't it a shame? Someone was reminding me recently that the it-will-suck-the-life-out-of-your-children mantra was, before the advent of television, generally associated with the evil peril of... you guessed it... BOOKS!!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105753491792762911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701157.post-31745216683638477892007-04-29T18:13:00.000+00:002007-04-29T18:13:00.000+00:00It is a shame that television is considered to be ...It is a shame that television is considered to be the 'new' destruction of 'life as we know it' mantra.<BR/>Best wishes<BR/>http://whitterer-autism.blogspot.comMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.com