baby einstein lawsuit

[Guest guest]

HI,

The plot thickens:

In May, 2006, the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood filed a

lawsuit and a complaint to the FCC against the makers of Baby Einstein

and similar series geared toward very young children. They cite false

advertising by these companies, due to the American Academy of

Pediatrics recommendation that children under two not watch television

and a study showing that only 6% of parents are aware of the

recommendation, yet 49 percent of parents think educational videos

like these are very important in the intellectual development of

children.

I went to the site for Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and

they have some studies there that suggest that tv, etc. affects the

cognitive growth of children. Worth a look.

[Guest guest]

T.V. is one of those very politically charged issue...Disney makes Baby

Einstein... The US govenmnet put out the first drafts of Seseme Street, Mr.

, and the Electric Company...People very common culture oreinted tend to

like t.v. -Academics (People who listen to NPR) do not....I have seen the tech

people conduct alot of research- sort of questionable and have found no real

effect for violence on T.V. Bandura's famous Bobo doll study would suggest that

some indication that viewing violence causes violence....

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[Guest guest]

T.V. is one of those very politically charged issue...Disney makes Baby

Einstein... The US govenmnet put out the first drafts of Seseme Street, Mr.

, and the Electric Company...People very common culture oreinted tend to

like t.v. -Academics (People who listen to NPR) do not....I have seen the tech

people conduct alot of research- sort of questionable and have found no real

effect for violence on T.V. Bandura's famous Bobo doll study would suggest that

some indication that viewing violence causes violence....

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