These “Baby Development” Videos Aren’t What They Claim

Infant sensory stimulation videos make some big claims around the benefits they provide to babies and young children. Some claim to improve brain development, eye tracking, improve co-ordination, and more.

But do these sensory stimulation videos actually deliver on their big promises? In this video we'll look at the evidence to understand whether or not these claims are valid, and what these videos actually do for your baby.

Given that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend no screen time at all for babies under 18 months of age, this one will be interesting.

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Research Articles Referred To In Video:
📖 Christakis et al. Audible Television and Decreased Adult Words, Infant Vocalizations, and Conversational Turns: A Population-Based Study. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 2009; 163 (6): 554 DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.61

📖 Christakis DA, Zimmerman FJ, DiGiuseppe DL, McCarty CA. Early television exposure and subsequent attentional problems in children. Pediatrics. 2004 Apr;113(4):708-13. doi: 10.1542/peds.113.4.708. PMID: 15060216.

📖 COUNCIL ON COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA, David Hill, Nusheen Ameenuddin, Yolanda (Linda) Reid Chassiakos, Corinn Cross, Jeffrey Hutchinson, Alanna Levine, Rhea Boyd, Robert Mendelson, Megan Moreno, Wendy Sue Swanson; Media and Young Minds. Pediatrics November 2016; 138 (5): e20162591. 10.1542/peds.2016-2591

📖 Schmidt, M.E., Pempek, T.A., Kirkorian, H.L., Lund, A.F. and Anderson, D.R. (2008), The Effects of Background Television on the Toy Play Behavior of Very Young Children. Child Development, 79: 1137-1151. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2...

📖 van den Heuvel M, Ma J, Borkhoff CM, Koroshegyi C, Dai DWH, Parkin PC, Maguire JL, Birken CS; TARGet Kids! Collaboration. Mobile Media Device Use is Associated with Expressive Language Delay in 18-Month-Old Children. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2019 Feb/Mar;40(2):99-104. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000630. PMID: 30753173; PMCID: PMC6382042.

📖 Zimmerman, F. J., Christakis, D. A., & Meltzoff, A. N. (2007). Associations between media viewing and language development in children under age 2 years. The Journal of pediatrics, 151(4), 364-368.

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00:00 - 01:24 : What are the Perceived Benefits of Baby Sensory Videos
01:25 - 04:01 : Do Baby Sensory Videos Assist a Baby's Development?
04:03 - 05:08 : Impact Screen Time has on Language Development
05:09 - 07:13 : Impact Screen Time has on Fine and Gross Motor Development
07:14 - 09:05 : Impact Screen Time has on Attention Span

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