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John Medina: No Video for Infants

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Air date: March 11, 2012

Host: Kathy Miller, MD

Mental Health Pediatrics
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Interview: John Medina, PhD, molecular biologist
Author, Brain Rules for Baby
director, Brain Center for Applied Learning Research, Seattle Pacific University



Last fall, the American Academy of Pediatrics affirmed an earlier conclusion: Kids younger than 2 don't benefit, and could even be harmed, by watching video. Molecular biologist John Medina, author of Brain Rules for Baby, agrees. He explains why to faculty co-host Dr. Kathy Miller.

John Medina directs the Brain Center for Applied Learning Research at Seattle Pacific University. He's the author of Brain Rules for Baby.