Just Having the TV on can Distract Kids, Cut Down on Playtime

By Greg Toppo, USA TODAYPediatricians have long said children younger than 2 shouldn't watch any television. But in new findings from a small-scale study, researchers say that even having a TV on in the background could be "an environmental hazard" for children.For the study, released today, researchers observed 50 children, ages 1 to 3, for an hour at a time as they played alone in a small room