Is baby going to learn
about the world from Radiolab or This American
Life?
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Researchers have looked into how parents’ TV-watching
habits affect their kids, but there’s not much research on how
listening to a podcast or radio show influences childhood
development. -
It’s likely that playing a podcast in the background
would not be as disruptive to kids as television. -
But parents shouldn’t expect that young children are
learning about the world by listening to informative podcasts,
either.
Being a parent comes with millions of questions.
Many of the most anxiety-provoking ones fall into a simple
category: “How is whatever I’m doing affecting my child?”
That question even applies to what parents do to relax.
Research suggests that even
having a television on in the background can have lasting
…
