Nursery World - On the box

Good or bad? Show parents that there are many sides to consider when they decide whether to let young children watch television, with this advice from Liz Attenborough Watching television is a fixed part of most families' daily lives, but do we know what impact this has on the youngest members of the household? Television is blamed for many of the ills in our society, yet perhaps it holds some benefits for young children.

Watching television is a fixed part of most families' daily lives, but do we know what impact this has on the youngest members of the household? Television is blamed for many of the ills in our society, yet perhaps it holds some benefits for young children.

A research review commissioned by the National Literacy Trust (NLT)1 found little evidence for the impact of television on under-twos, partly because any research on very young children is difficult to perform. This is especially so when related to the variables in a child's life and when researchers rely on parents' perceptions and recollections of behaviour.

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