Researchers from Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and Harvard Medical School found that watching television does not make babies smarter, which added to the existing research suggesting that the usefulness of baby educational videos are obsolete.
To reach this conclusion, the researchers monitored 800 children from birth to 3 years of age. The team found no evidence showing that educational videos aided brain development. The study even went on and said that “Baby Genius,” “Brainy Baby,” and “Baby Einstein,” had no benefits.
Evidence gathered from the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute showed that not only did the DVDs and videos fail to aid baby development, but it also could be harmful to the infants.
“I always thought it would make kids smarter because it helps them learn at a young age. I’m very surprised,” said Linda Billotti, sophomore.