你們的孩子幾多歲開始睇電視？有沒有留意過他們每日有幾多時間望住個電視機？
根據美國兒科學會(American Academy of Pediatrics) 於2011年發出的育兒指引，建議不應讓兩歲以下的幼兒睇電視。但是，這建議有幾多家長跟隨？美國華盛頓大學兒科教授Dr. Dimitri Christakis的調查顯示，5歲以下的小朋友平均每日會用4.5小時來睇電視，假設他們每日瞓12小時，即是說他們差不多有40%的清醒時間，也是對住個電視熒幕。
「喂！我哋細個都係撈電視汁送飯咁長大，有咩問題喎！」原來問題可以好深遠？
參考資料
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Dimitri Christakis. Media and Children. TEDxRainier
Alliance for Childhood. 2012. Facing the Screen Dilemma: Young children, technology and early education.
Klass, Perri. "Fixated by Screens, but Seemingly Nothing Else." The New York Times. 09 May 2011.
Brice, Makini. “Interview: Dr. Dimitri Christakis explains why television is bad for badies’ brains”, Medical Daily, 26 July 2012.
