A new study confirming what was already known

[conuly]

Young children don't learn new words from TV.

(And yes, that includes TV as "background noise" - what that seems to do is prevent children from fully focusing on the world around them, again, keeping them from learning to their full potential. Just because your kid is playing while the TV is on all day, as some people claim, does not mean it's harmless.)

Comments

[stexgirl2000.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, interesting. There have been some words that my daughter has learned that came from t.v., mostly lyrics to songs on Sesame Street. But then again I reinforce everything by talking about it with her and giving words different contexts.

Still, the t.v. isn't on all day and we're pretty picky about what we let her watch. And we tend to talk to her about what's going on as we watch it with her.