http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/10/20/keep-that-tv-away-from-your-baby.aspxResearchers have found that TV viewing by children under the age of 3 is associated with irregular sleep schedules. Regular sleep schedules are important because they ensure children get better quality and quantity of sleep, and can help prevent problemsenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/10/20/keep-that-tv-away-from-your-baby.aspx#205333Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:22:29 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:205333Dave-O<p>I have friends who have a 5 and 7 yr old and they both fall asleep every night with the TV on. &nbsp;I can&#39;t see how anyone thinks that helps anything. &nbsp;It is very disturbing to me and when I tend to fall asleep in front of a movie, I &nbsp;just realize it is time to turn &nbsp;it off and go to bed.</p> <p>I do play music for my children to sleep with, but it is always largo or less. &nbsp;One other concern is having EMFs from the TV in your sleeping room</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=205333" width="1" height="1">http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/10/20/keep-that-tv-away-from-your-baby.aspx#194299Wed, 13 May 2009 17:24:58 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:194299mrsmeyer<p>i recently bought the program &quot;your baby can read&quot;, which is a set of books, flash cards, and then a set of short dvds that show word spelling, pronunciation, and pictures to match the words to. would this be considered a negative influence for my son who is 7 months. he seems to really enjoy them and that is the only tv he watches....thank you. </p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=194299" width="1" height="1">