I know some people think I'm bizarre in that I make nerdy little videos for my kids. In the past, I've explained how that came about (just look at the early posts of this blog.) It does back up long held assumptions on my part that I have begun to discover actually have a good bit of scholarly support.
At the behest of a friend, I read an old and short little book called "Amusing Ourselves to Death." It really nailed home for me what TV can do to a brain. I suggest everyone read that book. It's not directed towards raising children, but the message is applicable to them as well as you parents. I'll add a link to the book if I can track it down.

Last week, there was an article in the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics that, again, hammered home how bad stupid TV can be for you and your kids. Mind you, I add the word "stupid" in there for a reason. Obviously, I don't believe that just because an idea is presented on a screen that it is somehow bad.

Here's a link to the super brief summary of the study with the full text available in a link to the top right of the page.

The Immediate Impact of Different Types of Television on Young Children's Executive Function