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studies involving thousands 
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children and concluded that there was clear evidence that watch-
ing violence 
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TV makes children more aggressive. Similarly, preteens 
and teenagers exposed
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sexual content 
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television are much more 
likely to engage 
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the kinds
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activities they see 
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the screen.
But a study 
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more than 5,000 children also found that “pro-social” 
programs (think “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood”) make children kinder 
and more tolerant. 
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fact, the linkage 
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good behavior and watching 
good programming is as strong as the link between bad behavior and 
bad programming. The problem is that kids are increasingly watching 
shows 
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violence and sex instead 
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programming that is appropriate 
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their age.
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Educational videos make infants smarter.
The names — such as 
Baby Einstein and Brainy Baby — suggest one thing, but the data 
suggest otherwise. According 
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a 2005 report 
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the Kaiser Family 
Foundation, no program targeting children younger than 2 has dem-
onstrated any educational benefit.
Evidence 
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studies my colleagues and I have done suggests that 
early viewing (
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age 3) may be harmful 
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children’s cognitive de-
velopment. We found that children who watch TV 
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age 3 score 
worse 
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tests 
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letter and number recognition 
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entering school 
than those who do not watch. And 
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each hour 
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television a child 
watches