Parenting, not TV watching, affects children's learning

Sorry, moms. Turns out, TV might not rot your brain, after all.

Although the negative link between a child's hours of television-viewing and performance on cognitive tests is well known, a new study finds no evidence that one actually causes the other.

The comprehensive research - which draws on the behaviour of 3,351 kids age five to 10 during the 1990s and 2000s - suggests advocacy efforts aimed at reducing children's TV exposure aren't likely to improve math and reading scores.

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