Media
A study by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation found that kids under the age of six spend an average of two hours a day staring at screens, so media sources such as TV, DVDs and the Internet can be expected to have a major influence in most young children's lives. While your little one probably isn't spending the majority of her day watching some sort of media device, even a two-hour-long stretch can impact her development. Time spent passively watching programs takes away from true play. Sitting in front of a screen instead of running free and exploring everything from the tree in the backyard to the bevy of dolls that you bought for her means that your child isn't making the most out of opportunities to develop physical, social, emotional and cognitive skills.