According to a nationwide study, a much bigger proportion of kids’ TV exposure comes indirectly, from television that’s on in the background while they’re doing other activities.

Living in a single-parent home meant an average of more than five hours of daily background television, while living with both parents reduced background TV-time to about 3 hours 30 minutes per day.

Infants and toddlers were exposed to more background TV — 5 1/2 hours compared to 2 3/4 hours for kids aged 6-8. Pediatricians say the littlest kids — those 2 and younger — shouldn't watch ...

U.S. kids are exposed to nearly 4 hours of background TV a day; Younger kids, blacks and poor kids are exposed to more; Pediatricians: Kids under age 2 should not be exposed to TV ...

Keeping the television on when no one is watching could be harming your kids' development. The average American child is exposed to nearly 4 hours of background television per day, and that ...

T oo much television can be detrimental for kids’ development, even when they’re not plopped directly in front of the screen. And your kids might be getting more exposure to such background TV ...

Parents, turn off the television when your children are with you. And when you do let them watch, make sure the programs stimulate their interest in learning.

Local PBS stations will be able to launch a digital-cable TV channel and live stream, allowing them to broadcast programs from the network’s “PBS Kids” block 24 hours a day.

Tomorrow PBS, the nation’s most trusted provider of educational media for children, will launch the first-ever national 24/7 PBS KIDS channel, provided by member stations across the country on ...

P BS and Amazon announced today that more than 150 local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel will launch ad-free over the coming months as a Prime Video FAST offering. This marks the first time ...