TV DISORDERS

40% of 3-month-old infants regularly watch TV, and by age 2 it increases to 90%, according to the Univ. of Washington. Between ages 2 and 5, American kids are watching 4 hours of TV daily. The likelihood of hyperactive disorders later in life grows by 10% with each hour of daily TV viewing before age 3.

(Focus on the Family 5/08)