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TV for kids? It might be bad, but think of the alternative

Children under the age of two shouldn’t watch TV, according to researchers at the University of Melbourne.

I wish they’d been on hand when my twin boys were toddlers. Perhaps they’d have come up with some suitable entertainments. Finger painting? Covering the living room with glitter? Oh, we did all that. The kids watched TV too, I’m ashamed to admit.