TV... Bad or Good?

I know, this is an odd thing to find in a blog about mathematical skills, or any blog with educational messages. However, having said that, I think we would be amiss to not address watching television or other media. Children of a very young age should not watch a lot of television, if any until the age of about two years old. However, it is likely that children will watch television or media of some kind starting at a very young age. Knowing this, it is important to make sure we keep track of what our young children are watching. If we do let our children watch television at a young age we should try to make the shows educational. Shows like Seasame Street, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Word World, Numberblocks, or Little Einsteins.

If you are doubtful of the effectiveness of this idea, we have provided an article below where another group of researchers claims the ideas validity.

Rosenfeld, D., et al. (2019). A curriculum supplement that integrates transmedia to promote early math learning: A randomized controlled trial of a PBS KIDS intervention. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 49, 241–253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2019.07.003