Monday, October 12th, 2009

Australian toddlers to get less TV

A set of new guidelines that are to be put forth by the Australian government are to advise childcare centres and parents that children under the age of two years should not be able to watch any television. Apparently the ban is recommended because television can hamper a child’s concentration abilities and language development.

In addition to an all-out ban for under-twos, the government is also recommending  that children that are between two and five-years-old should watch a maximum of 1 hour of television per day. The guildelines are intended to prevent obesity spreading amongst children and are currently only in a draft format so are subject to change before being finalised.

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Posted by Vicky on October 12th, 2009 | Filed in TV News | Comment now »



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