by Childrens Hospital Boston staff on August 31, 2011
Michael Rich, MD, MPH
Michael Rich, MD, MPH, is Children’s Hospital Boston’s media expert and director of Children’s Center on Media and Child Health. Take a look at his blog archive or follow him on Twitter @CMCH_Boston
Q: My boyfriend and I just had a beautiful baby boy. He is a month old. I like to leave the TV on even if he is sleeping so that I can stay awake. I was hoping that the noise would be good for him and that it would keep me awake while he sleeps. Is that okay for him?
-TV for sleep?, in Washington
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by Childrens Hospital Boston staff on May 14, 2010
Michael Rich, MD, MPH
Last week Rich answered a question about kids being addicted to cell phones. This week he discusses a recent study that indicated children who watch too much TV as toddlers could face health and school problems later on in life.
TV as teacher, TV as companion, TV as babysitter. Nearly half of all children under age 2 watch TV and 41 percent of preschoolers exceed expert recommendations for TV time. We have all done it – to help our children learn the ABCs or just to buy some time to make them dinner. But we have felt uneasy about it. In the short term, it gets the job done, but in the long term, does it help our babies or harm them? Full story »
