I do endorse one TV show for three year old children--"Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood." Other than that, put the TV in the closet.
See the Notes below for the Web site to "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. "
Other than that, I believe that the TV should generally remain in the closet until the kids are old enough to understand the History Channel and some National Geographic shows.
In the final analysis, books are the big guns for exercising attention skills.
But few children will read a book if television is available, just like few children will eat spinach if cake is an option.
My recommendation for the first three years is to put the TV in the closet. And then when the child is three, let him/her watch "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" and then that is all for the next five years!
Lets turn our attention to another powerful factor in perception--Expectancies.
NOTES: The Web Page for Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
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