Pediatrics. 2011 Nov;128(5):1040-5. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-1753. Epub 2011 Oct 17.
In 1999, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy statement addressing media use in children. The purpose of that statement was to educate parents about the effects that media--both the amount and the content--may have on children. In one part of that statement, the AAP recommended that "pediatricians should urge parents to avoid television viewing for children under the age of two years." The wording of the policy specifically discouraged media use in this age group, although it is frequently misquoted by media outlets as no media exposure in this age group. The AAP believed that there were significantly more potential negative effects of media than positive ones for this age group and, thus, advised families to thoughtfully consider media use for infants. This policy statement reaffirms the 1999 statement with respect to media use in infants and children younger than 2 years and provides updated research findings to support it. This statement addresses (1) the lack of evidence supporting educational or developmental benefits for media use by children younger than 2 years, (2) the potential adverse health and developmental effects of media use by children younger than 2 years, and (3) adverse effects of parental media use (background media) on children younger than 2 years.
1999 年，美国儿科学会（AAP）发布了一份有关儿童媒体使用的政策声明。该声明的目的是教育家长了解媒体（包括数量和内容）可能对儿童产生的影响。在该声明的一部分中，AAP 建议“儿科医生应敦促家长避免 2 岁以下儿童看电视”。该政策的措辞特别劝阻在这个年龄段使用媒体，尽管媒体经常错误引用为该年龄段没有媒体接触。AAP 认为，对于这个年龄段的儿童来说，媒体的负面影响明显多于正面影响，因此建议家庭谨慎考虑婴儿使用媒体的问题。本政策声明重申了 1999 年关于 2 岁以下婴儿和儿童媒体使用的声明，并提供了更新的研究结果以支持该声明。本声明涉及（1）缺乏证据支持 2 岁以下儿童使用媒体的教育或发展益处，（2）2 岁以下儿童使用媒体可能产生的不良健康和发育影响，以及（3）父母使用媒体（背景媒体）对 2 岁以下儿童的不良影响。
