Study: Videos Don’t Boost Babies’ Brains

Watching TV and videos does not improve babies’ brain development, a new study finds. The study included 872 children. At age 6 months, they were given tests of language and motor skills. They also took tests at age 3. Their mothers were asked about how much TV the children watched at ages 6 months, 1 year and 2 years. The average was about 1.2 hours a day. Researchers adjusted the data because of differences in the parents’ education, income and other factors. They found that watching more TV as babies had no effect on kids’ test scores at age 3. The study appeared in the journal Pediatrics. HealthDay News and Reuters news service wrote about it March 2.