don’t know how i came across but some how i did. i was really .. hmmm what should i say shocked or surprised.. ill go with surprised.. k.. i was really surprised to see a blog/registered domain. This idea is so cool. I really admire it. Awesome work.. and my best wishes for “akshara” to come out with flying colors through out her life, in what ever she does.

It was interesting and made me poke in as Laya(my daughter) also has become a great fan of “Idiot Box”. I am trying hard to keep this tiny viewer away from it but it was all damp squibs. She is more attracted towards the confusing array of colours, images and sounds from TV than her play gym or rattle makes.She even melts down when the screen goes dark.

Initially I was bovine bothered about this but being so vetti(Vetti-Idle(for non-tamilians)) at home made me google the topic “Infants watching TV”.

My surfing was not futile and keeping infants off the TV is not a Sisyphean task. Here it comes….

It says it is highly recommended to curb child’s TV consumption as a child’s brain is very sensitive before age 2. It’s still developing neural connections and growing in size.Because of this sensitivity,it is important for babies to have a lot of interactive simulation to learn and develop. But I contend the TV don’t provide this stimulation.

I was popped up with a question, So should all TV viewing be forbidden for young children???

Yes.As I said earlier,children under 2 years should not watch any television and this can be done by parents spending the time with their baby(Baby Talk) by engaging in interactive activities that TV can’t provide.Physical and social interaction allows babies to pick up subtle cues that help language development.

Oooohh. Here I conclude,

Parent-Child Interaction is more important at any age,but its even more important for babies and that’s something a SCREEN can’t replace.