“Baby Einsteins: Not So Smart After All” Evaluation
The problem with watching television in order to develop the language skills of a child is that they are not receiving an intimate form of communication. A child cannot engage in a conversation with a person on a television show. I do not think that television is detrimental to a child’s development, which is why many adults may say that they turned out okay. Even I watched television shows like these, and I would agree that I turned out okay. But regardless, it does not mean that these adults and I received the optimal method of language development. These shows also harmed us because of their overstimulation. After reading this study, I realize that this overstimulation many of us received
The problem with watching television in order to develop the language skills of a child is that they are not receiving an intimate form of communication. A child cannot engage in a conversation with a person on a television show. I do not think that television is detrimental to a child’s development, which is why many adults may say that they turned out okay. Even I watched television shows like these, and I would agree that I turned out okay. But regardless, it does not mean that these adults and I received the optimal method of language development. These shows also harmed us because of their overstimulation. After reading this study, I realize that this overstimulation many of us received