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NICE release guidance for looked-after children and young people.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) have released a guideline aimed at promoting the quality of life of looked-after children and young people.
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TV use has significant potential to harm children's development
The amount time spent watching television by young children has been rising since its invention.  A comprehensive review of the available evidence by Dr. Dimitri Christakis (Seattle Children's Research Institute, University of Washington,USA) was published in January 2009 in Acta Pædiatrica.

The review conculdes that no studies have demonstrated benefits associated with early infant TV viewing. However, there is a preponderance of existing evidence that suggests the potential for harm.  Dr. Christakis advises that parents should exercise caution inexposing infants to excessive television viewing.

 

 
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