The Truth About Television

Upon hearing the theme song to “Little Einstein’s” my 20 month old twins begin patting and dancing until the exciting climax: ‘blast off’! Surely this is a great show right? It introduces my little ones to classical music and teaches all about music theory. And what about Elmo’s world? That’s educational too! In fact, if I listen to commercials, marketing and advertisements, there are a whole slew of media products designed to boost my twins’ brain power seven fold. (Hey, a foreign language DVD anyone?) I admit that my toddlers watch the occasional T.V. Apparently, we are a rare household. … Continue reading