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GymTrix Responds to Mindless Videos That Are Putting Babies and Toddlers...

GymTrix (http://www.washington.edu) (UW) revealing shocking information regarding television viewing and its effects on infant development.

Research, conducted by Drs. Fredrick J. Zimmerman, Dimitri A. Christakis and Andrew N. Meltzoff (http://www.aap.org), children under 2 years of age should not be exposed to any media outlet. Television, videos, and DVDs prevent the proper amount of human interaction, which is an essential part of the development of children's cognitive and linguistic skills.

"Parents and caretakers are the baby's first and best teachers," Meltzoff said. "Watching attention-getting DVDs and TV may not be an even swap for warm social human interaction at this very young age."

Against this advisement, 40 percent of our nation's infants begin to regularly view television, DVDs, and videos by 3 months of age. "There are only a fixed amount of hours that young babies are awake and alert. If the 'alert time' is spent in front of the DVDs and TV instead of with people speaking 'parentese' the babies are not getting the same linguistic experience," Meltzoff said.

The study was further explained when a debate between Christaki and the founder of one of the largest infant video production companies was aired on NBC's "The Today Show (http://dietblues.blogspot.com/2005/08/5-tips-to-fight-childhood-obesity.html)." Bolhuis, founder of Gymco (

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