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The Great Adventure of Parenting

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Now that my wife Lyndsey and I are having our first child in October (a son), and are about to begin the great adventure of parenting, we are trying to arm ourselves with tools that will help us raise our little miracle baby. One of the books we are reading right now, is a book that was written  by Dr. James Dobson entitled, "Bringing up Boys". In this book we read about the negative effect that TV has upon a child, especially those two and under. Here is an excerpt from the book that we are reading: "Steve Rubenstein of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote, 'Turn off the TV, moms and dads, the health of your little tyke is at stake. Children younger than two should not watch TV because it can interfere with healthy brain growth, according to a new policy issued this week by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatricians should urge parents to avoid television viewing for children younger than two. Research on early brain development shows that babies and toddlers h