Keep children under age 2 "Screen-Free!"

So says the AAP policy statement released on Oct. 18 at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition. "Media Use by Children Younger Than Two Years," reports that despite recommendations by experts to the contrary many parents still think that “educational” television is good for children. Parents in the study reported that 90% of children under 2 watch electronic media and 66% of 3 year olds have a TV in their bedroom…

To quote the article: “According to Dr. Brown, "In today's 'achievement culture,' the best thing you can do for your young child is to give her a chance to have unstructured play -- both with you and independently. Children need this in order to figure out how the world works."

What else need anyone say? How can we in the ECE community convince parents the best way to stimulate children's early brain development is to play in the real world? Really, I'm asking...

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