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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 499912" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>Just an afterthought about this... I don't have the scientific lowdown on it, but I think watching visual images that are moving very fast trains a child's brain to want things now, instantly, and does not in any way encourage the skills of patience and calmness that our difficult children are so sorely lacking. Listening to stories, for example, on the other hand really develops focus and attention. My son will sit attentively to listen to a long story, perhaps because we have always done this, and I'm not sure all hyperactive kids can or will do that. But, like I say, this is such a fraught topic. I feel like trying to limit visual media, computer games, etc is like fighting a surging tide... no bloody picnic as we would say on the other side of the pond <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 499912, member: 11227"] Just an afterthought about this... I don't have the scientific lowdown on it, but I think watching visual images that are moving very fast trains a child's brain to want things now, instantly, and does not in any way encourage the skills of patience and calmness that our difficult children are so sorely lacking. Listening to stories, for example, on the other hand really develops focus and attention. My son will sit attentively to listen to a long story, perhaps because we have always done this, and I'm not sure all hyperactive kids can or will do that. But, like I say, this is such a fraught topic. I feel like trying to limit visual media, computer games, etc is like fighting a surging tide... no bloody picnic as we would say on the other side of the pond :) [/QUOTE]
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