Researchers at Johns Hopkins University surveyed the parents of 2,707children about their viewing habits and behaviour at 2.5 and 5.5 yearsof age. They found sustained exposure to television was associated withbehavioural problems. But children who reduced their viewing by 5.5years were not at greater risk, suggesting the damage can be reversed.
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