In the middle sidebar you'll see a widget that has a video you can click.  I get the widget and video content from Jungle Ad Network and earn a share based on impressions, not per click, just so you know.  The current video has parenting experts and parents talking about how much TV their children DO watch, and how much they "SHOULD" watch. The video includes information from the American Academy of Pediatricians, who recommend NO TV for children under two. I'm not a child psychologist, and I certainly can't say what's right for anyone else's children, but in thinking back to our own family's experiences with TV watching,  I realized that the AAP would probably shake their head in dismay at our willingness to turn on the TV for our kids. All three of my children were very interested in TV before they were even one year old. In fact, as I was thinking back while writing this post, I realized just how young each of them were, and how I have a very specific memory for each of … [Read more...]