Television may drive kids to distraction-
Study says rapid scene changes could harm concentration
By JULIE DAVIDOW
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER
A new study by a team of Seattle researchers looked at the records of many children and concluded that TV watching by the under-3 set increases the chances of problems like attention deficit disorder.
Granted, some doctors dispute the study, which appears in the current issue of Pediatrics. They claim there's nothing about telly watching that changes the wiring of the developing brain.
Still, some caution could help. Even before the study was published, the American Academy of Pediatrics warned against letting children under 2 watch television.
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