Since we had our firstborn join the family watching TV became an impossible feat. Meanwhile, many parents find it comfortable enough to watch their favorite show while their little ones are playing nearby. Is it a safe practice?

In a news release, researcher Marie Evans Schmidt said “background TV, as an ever-changing audiovisual distractor, disrupts children’s efforts to sustain attention to ongoing play behaviors.”

Schmidt is a research associate at the Center on Media and Child Health at Children’s Hospital Boston.

“Background TV is potentially a chronic environmental risk factor affecting most American children. Parents should limit their young children’s exposure to background television.”

Read more in WebMD article Does Background TV Make Kids Lose Focus? – Having Television On in the Background Can Disrupt Playtime, Study Shows.

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